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Spraytown, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°00′51″N 86°04′48″W / 39.01417°N 86.08000°W / 39.01417; -86.08000
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Spraytown, Indiana
Spraytown is located in Indiana
Spraytown
Spraytown
Spraytown is located in the United States
Spraytown
Spraytown
Coordinates: 39°00′51″N 86°04′48″W / 39.01417°N 86.08000°W / 39.01417; -86.08000
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
TownshipPershing
Elevation768 ft (234 m)
ZIP code
47274
FIPS code18-72062[2]
GNIS feature ID451494[1]

Spraytown is an unincorporated community in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States.

History

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Spraytown, Indiana

Spraytown was named for a local merchant named Spray.[3] The post office at Spraytown closed in 1909.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spraytown, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 444.
  4. ^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2014.