Dudleytown, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°50′59″N 85°53′59″W / 38.84972°N 85.89972°W / 38.84972; -85.89972CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJacksonTownshipWashingtonElevation604 ft (184 m)ZIP code
47274
FIPS code18-18856[2]GNIS feature ID433752[1]

Dudleytown is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

History

Dudleytown was laid out in 1837 by James Dudley, and named for him.[3] It was the third town plotted in Jackson County. Dudleytown was settled as a center for trade in the Washington Township area. It was then located on a heavily traveled thoroughfare between Louisville and Indianapolis.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dudleytown, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 457.
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