Gatesville, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Gatesville, Indiana

Unincorporated community

Brown County's location in Indiana

Gatesville

Location in Brown County

Coordinates: 39°15′42″N 86°08′47″W﻿ / ﻿39.26167°N 86.14639°W﻿ / 39.26167; -86.14639
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Brown
Township| Hamblen
Elevation

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| 656 ft (200 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

47448

Area code(s)| 812 & 930
FIPS code| 18-27115[2]
GNIS feature ID| 434995[1]

Gatesville is an unincorporated community in Hamblen Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

## History

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The only post office in the history of Gatesville was called Cleona.[3][4] It was established in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gatesville, Indiana
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. "A variant name of this village is Cleona..."
4. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 745.
5. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

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Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Nashville

Town|

* Nashville

Map of Indiana highlighting Brown County

Townships|

* Hamblen
* Jackson
* Van Buren
* Washington

CDPs|

* Cordry Sweetwater Lakes
* Helmsburg

Other
communities|

* Beanblossom
* Becks Grove
* Belmont
* Christiansburg
* Cornelius
* Elkinsville
* Fruitdale
* Gatesville
* Gnaw Bone
* Mount Liberty
* Needmore
* Peoga‡
* Pikes Peak
* Spearsville
* Stone Head
* Story
* Trevlac

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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