Snow Hill, Randolph County, Indiana
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Snow Hill | |
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Coordinates: 40°05′31″N 84°57′47″W / 40.09194°N 84.96306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Randolph |
Township | Washington |
Elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47394 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 449733[1] |
Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]Snow Hill was first settled about 1838.[2] An old variant name of the community was called Mount Pleasant.[3]
A post office was established at Snow Hill in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snow Hill, Randolph County, Indiana
- ^ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 134.
- ^ "USGS detail on Snow Hill - Variant Citation". Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.