Farmington, Indiana
Farmington, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°37′05″N 85°21′32″W / 39.61806°N 85.35889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Rush |
Township | Union |
Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46173 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 434407[1] |
Farmington is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]Farmington was originally called Marcellus, and under the latter name was laid out in 1836.[2] A post office was established under the name Farmington in 1846, and it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1858.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmington, Indiana
- ^ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 670.
- ^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.