New_Elizabethtown Latitude and Longitude:

38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W / 38.91722°N 85.98694°W / 38.91722; -85.98694
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New Elizabethtown, Indiana
New Elizabethtown is located in Indiana
New Elizabethtown
New Elizabethtown
New Elizabethtown is located in the United States
New Elizabethtown
New Elizabethtown
Coordinates: 38°55′02″N 85°59′13″W / 38.91722°N 85.98694°W / 38.91722; -85.98694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Township Brownstown
Elevation584 ft (178 m)
ZIP code
47274
FIPS code18-52848 [2]
GNIS feature ID440042 [1]

New Elizabethtown is an unincorporated community in Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

History

New Elizabethtown was formerly called Elizabethtown. [3] It was laid out in 1836. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Elizabethtown, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p.  237. ISBN  978-0-253-32866-3. This village, earlier called Elizabethtown...
  4. ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 369.