Braysville, Indiana
Braysville is located in Indiana
Braysville
Braysville
Braysville is located in the United States
Braysville
Braysville
Coordinates: 39°12′42″N 86°46′28″W / 39.21167°N 86.77444°W / 39.21167; -86.77444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipClay
Elevation735 ft (224 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47460
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID431458

Braysville is an unincorporated community in the western part of Clay Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of Freedom Road and Ranard Road, which is a community about six miles south of the city of Spencer, the county seat.[3] Its elevation is 735 feet (224 m), and it is located at 39°12′42″N 86°46′28″W / 39.21167°N 86.77444°W / 39.21167; -86.77444 (39.2117117 -86.7744498).

History

Braysville was founded in 1860 by Hiram Bray, and named for him.[4]

Geography

  • Raccoon Creek is south of this community.

School districts

  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. "Braysville, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 49, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  4. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 782.


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