Lawrenceville
Unincorporated community
Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County, Indiana
Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville
Coordinates: 39°16′40″N 85°02′22″W / 39.27778°N 85.03944°W / 39.27778; -85.03944
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDearborn
TownshipJackson
Elevation
961 ft (293 m)
ZIP code
47041
FIPS code18-42534[1]
GNIS feature ID437677[2]

Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

History

Lawrenceville was laid out in the 1830s. It was named for its founder, Jonathan Lawrence.[3]

A post office was established at Lawrenceville in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[4]

Geography

Lawrenceville is located at 39°16′40″N 85°02′22″W / 39.27778°N 85.03944°W / 39.27778; -85.03944.

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Lawrenceville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 599.
  4. ↑ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.


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