Charlottesville, Indiana

Charlottesville, Indiana
Charlottesville Friends Church
Charlottesville Friends Church
Charlottesville is located in Indiana
Charlottesville
Charlottesville
Charlottesville is located in the United States
Charlottesville
Charlottesville
Coordinates: 39°47′28″N 85°36′43″W / 39.79111°N 85.61194°W / 39.79111; -85.61194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountiesHancock, Rush
TownshipsJackson (H), Ripley (R)
Elevation948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total631
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46117
Area code765
FIPS code18-12196[2]
GNIS feature ID2830398[1]

Charlottesville is an unincorporated community in Hancock and Rush counties in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] The Hancock County portion is in Jackson Township, while the Rush County portion is in Ripley Township.[3]

History

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Charlottesville was laid out and platted in 1830.[4] The community's name most likely was a transfer from Charlottesville, Virginia.[5] It was for a time incorporated as a town, from 1867.[6]

The Charlottesville post office has been in operation since 1831.[7]

Transportation

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Major Roads

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Education

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Eastern Hancock Community School Corporation services the towns of Charlottesville, Wilkinson, Shirley, Warrington, and surrounding areas in eastern Hancock County. It consists of one elementary school (Grades K - 5), one middle school (Grades 6 - 8), and one high school (Grades 9 - 12).

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charlottesville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Rush County: Interim Report. Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Indianapolis: Indiana Landmarks, 1988, 20.
  4. ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 245.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...probably named for Charlottesville, Virginia...
  6. ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 720.
  7. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.