Geetingsville, Indiana

Geetingsville is an unincorporated community on the border of Owen and Warren townships in Clinton County, Indiana.

Geetingsville
Unincorporated community
Geetingsville
Coordinates: 40°24′59″N 86°28′07″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Township	Owen
Elevation [1]	827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code	46041
FIPS code	18-27180[2]
GNIS feature ID	435475[1]

History

Never officially platted, the village of Geetingsville was a small social and business center with a general store, a blacksmith shop and a physician (Dr. M. V. Young). In the 1880s the Presbyterians erected a brick church in Geetingsville.^[3]

Geetingsville had a post office between 1856 and 1905.^[4] Henry W. Geeting served as postmaster.^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geetingsville, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Warren Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
4. "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Henry W. Geeting was the first postmaster.