Whitehall, Indiana

Whitehall is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

Whitehall, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Owen
Township	Clay
Elevation [1]	689 ft (210 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47404
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	449746

History

Whitehall was laid out in 1838 by James Brown, and named after a town in his native state of North Carolina.^[3] A post office was established at Whitehall in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.^[4]

Geography

Whitehall is located at 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
2. "Whitehall, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 781.
4. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.