Elkinsville, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

39°04′34″N 86°15′53″W / 39.07611°N 86.26472°W / 39.07611; -86.26472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBrownTownship Van BurenFounded byWilliam ElkinsNamed forWilliam Elkins 1796-1880Elevation

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581 ft (177 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47448

Area code(s)812 & 930FIPS code18-20782^[2]GNIS feature ID450887

Elkinsville is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3] It was once a thriving farming village, but was evacuated during the construction of nearby Lake Monroe Reservoir by eminent domain in 1964. All that remains of Elkinsville today are some private residences, the Elkinsville Cemetery, and post office. The area is part of Hoosier National Forest.

History

Elkinsville was founded in the 1850s.^[4] It was named for William Elkins, a pioneer settler.^[5] A post office was established at Elkinsville in 1860, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1941.^[6] The town was acquired via eminent domain for the building of Lake Monroe Reservoir in 1964, but later it was discovered that a mistake in elevation estimates meant that the town would not be flooded.

Geography

Elkinsville is located at 39°04′34″N 86°15′53″W / 39.07611°N 86.26472°W / 39.07611; -86.26472.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Elkinsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 753.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The village was named for William Elkins, first settler and founder.
^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.