Grantsburg
Grantsburg is located in Crawford County, Indiana
Grantsburg
Grantsburg
Coordinates: 38°17′17″N 86°28′10″W / 38.28806°N 86.46944°W / 38.28806; -86.46944
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCrawford
TownshipUnion
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
ZIP code
47123
FIPS code18-28908[1]
GNIS feature ID449662[2]

Grantsburg is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Crawford County, Indiana.

History

Grantsburg was laid out in 1854.[3]

The Grantsburg post office (spelled Grantsburgh in early years) was established in 1854.[4] John V. Grant was an early postmaster.[5]

Geography

Grantsburg is located at 38°17′17″N 86°28′10″W / 38.28806°N 86.46944°W / 38.28806; -86.46944.

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Grantsburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 60.
  4. "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. John V. Grant was the third postmaster.


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