Johnsburg, Indiana

Johnsburg
Unincorporated community
Johnsburg
Johnsburg
Coordinates: 38°13′04″N 86°57′20″W / 38.21778°N 86.95556°W / 38.21778; -86.95556Coordinates: 38°13′04″N 86°57′20″W / 38.21778°N 86.95556°W / 38.21778; -86.95556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Township Cass
Elevation[1] 486 ft (148 m)
ZIP code 47523
Area code(s) 812
FIPS code 18-38592[2]
GNIS feature ID 449677

Johnsburg is an unincorporated community in Cass Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Johnsburg was one of the first railroad stations in the county.[4]

A post office was established at Johnsburg in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930.[5]

Geography

Johnsburg is located at 38°13′04″N 86°57′20″W / 38.21778°N 86.95556°W / 38.21778; -86.95556.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Johnsburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. p. 368.
  5. ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.


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