Rigdon, Indiana

Rigdon is an unincorporated community in Grant and Madison counties, Indiana, United States.

Rigdon, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 85°47′11″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Grant, Madison
Townships	Green, Liberty, Duck Creek, Boone
Elevation [1]	896 ft (273 m)
ZIP code	46036
FIPS code	18-64476[2]
GNIS feature ID	442008[1]

History

Rigdon was named for Dr. Pryor Rigdon, a local resident.^[3] The community had a post office between 1855 and 1912.^[4]

Geography

Rigdon is located on the Grant and Madison County line. It sits at the quadripoint of four townships: Green and Liberty townships in Grant County, comprising the northern half of the community, and Duck Creek and Boone townships in Madison County, covering the southern half of the community.

Notable people

• Willard Gemmill, justice of the Indiana Supreme Court^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rigdon, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Forkner, John La Rue (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 349.
4. "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
5. Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page.