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Jacksonville, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°49′44″N 85°02′56″W / 38.82889°N 85.04889°W / 38.82889; -85.04889
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Jacksonville, Indiana
Jacksonville is located in Indiana
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Jacksonville is located in the United States
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Coordinates: 38°49′44″N 85°02′56″W / 38.82889°N 85.04889°W / 38.82889; -85.04889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySwitzerland
TownshipJefferson
Elevation866 ft (264 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47842
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID436905[1]

Jacksonville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Jacksonville was platted in 1815.[2] A post office was established at Jacksonville in 1841, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1867.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacksonville, Indiana
  2. ^ Cottman, George Streibe (1916). Indiana Magazine of History. p. 153.
  3. ^ "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.