Raysville,_Indiana Latitude and Longitude:

39°47′46″N 85°30′45″W / 39.79611°N 85.51250°W / 39.79611; -85.51250
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Raysville, Indiana
Raysville is located in Indiana
Raysville
Raysville
Raysville is located in the United States
Raysville
Raysville
Coordinates: 39°47′46″N 85°30′45″W / 39.79611°N 85.51250°W / 39.79611; -85.51250
Country United States
State Indiana
County Henry
Township Wayne
Elevation919 ft (280 m)
ZIP code
46148
FIPS code18-63216 [2]
GNIS feature ID441802 [1]

Raysville is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana.

History

Raysville was laid out and platted in 1832. [3] The community was named for James B. Ray, 4th Governor of Indiana. [3] A post office was established at Raysville in 1830, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raysville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. pp.  959–960.
  4. ^ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.