Lyonsville, Indiana

Lyonsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Lyonsville
Lyonsville
Coordinates: 39°39′09″N 85°03′14″W / 39.65250°N 85.05389°W / 39.65250; -85.05389Coordinates: 39°39′09″N 85°03′14″W / 39.65250°N 85.05389°W / 39.65250; -85.05389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fayette
Township Jennings
Elevation 879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code 47331
FIPS code 18-45522[1]
GNIS feature ID 438443[2]

Lyonsville is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

History

Lyonsville was originally called Lyons Station. It was renamed Lyonsville in 1916, in order to avoid confusion with Lyons in Greene County.[3]

Abraham Lyons was a pioneer settler in Jennings Township.[4]

Geography

Lyonsville is located at 39°39′09″N 85°03′14″W / 39.65250°N 85.05389°W / 39.65250; -85.05389.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Lyonsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 255.
  4. ↑ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 187.


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