Portersville, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°29′58″N 86°58′42″W / 38.49944°N 86.97833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Dubois |
Township | Boone |
Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
ZIP code | 47546 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
FIPS code | 18-61200 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 441469 |
Portersville is an unincorporated community in Boone Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]
Portersville was established as a town circa 1818. [4] It is reportedly the oldest town in Dubois County, and was selected as the county seat of Dubois County before it was changed to Jasper. [5] A post office was established at Portersville in 1821, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909. [6]
This village was founded around 1818...