Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana

For other uses, see Geneva (disambiguation).

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Geneva

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place

Geneva United Methodist Church sign and Mary's Grocery Store, facing north on Vandalia Road

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Coordinates: 39°23′28″N 85°43′03″W﻿ / ﻿39.39111°N 85.71750°W﻿ / 39.39111; -85.71750
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Shelby
Township| Noble
Elevation

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| 791 ft (241 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

47234

FIPS code| 18-27252[2]
GNIS feature ID| 2830530[1]

Geneva is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

## History[edit]

Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana facing south on Vandalia Road.

Geneva was platted in 1853.[3] The community took its name after Geneva, in Switzerland.[4] An old variant name of the community was called Sulphur Hill.[5]

A post office was established under the name Sulphur Hill in 1836, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[6]

## Geography[edit]

Geneva is located about 7 miles south west of St Paul, on East Vandalia Road.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 97.
4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. "...named for the Swiss city."
5. ^ "USGS detail on Geneva - Variant Citation". Retrieved November 8, 2016.
6. ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Shelbyville

City|

* Shelbyville

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Towns|

* Edinburgh‡
* Fairland
* Morristown
* St. Paul‡

Townships|

* Addison
* Brandywine
* Hanover
* Hendricks
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Marion
* Moral
* Noble
* Shelby
* Sugar Creek
* Union
* Van Buren
* Washington

CDPs|

* Blue Ridge
* Boggstown
* Carrollton‡
* Flat Rock
* Fountaintown
* Geneva
* Gwynneville
* London
* Marietta
* Marion
* Pleasant View
* Waldron

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communities|

* Bengal
* Brookfield
* Clover Village
* Fenns
* Freeport
* Lewis Creek
* London Heights
* Meiks
* Meltzer
* Middletown
* Morven
* Mount Auburn
* Norristown
* Pleasure Valley
* Prescott
* Rays Crossing
* Sleepy Hollow
* Smithland
* Sugar Creek
* Walkerville
* Wilson Corner

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

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