Millville, Henry County, Indiana

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

Millville, Henry County, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place

Millville

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Coordinates: 39°55′45″N 85°15′05″W﻿ / ﻿39.92917°N 85.25139°W﻿ / 39.92917; -85.25139
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Henry
Township| Liberty
Elevation

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| 1,142 ft (348 m)
ZIP code|

47362

GNIS feature ID| 2830408[1]

Millville is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana.

## History

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Millville was laid out and platted in 1854.[2] It was named from the presence of a nearby mill.[2] A post office was established at Millville in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.[3]

## Geography

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Millville is located east of New Castle, off State Road 38 and north on Wilbur Wright Road.

## Notable people

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Millville was the birthplace of Wilbur Wright and is the location of the Wilbur Wright Birthplace and Museum. His brother Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millville, Henry County, Indiana
2. ^ a b Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. p. 943.
3. ^ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
4. ^ Wolfsie, Dick (November 10, 2009). Indiana Curiosities: Quirky characters, roadside oddities & other offbeat stuff. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 134\. ISBN 978-0-7627-6161-6.

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Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Indiana, United States

County seat: New Castle

City|

* New Castle

Map of Indiana highlighting Henry County

Towns|

* Blountsville
* Cadiz
* Dunreith
* Greensboro
* Kennard
* Knightstown
* Lewisville
* Middletown
* Mooreland
* Mount Summit
* Shirley‡
* Spiceland
* Springport
* Straughn
* Sulphur Springs

Townships|

* Blue River
* Dudley
* Fall Creek
* Franklin
* Greensboro
* Harrison
* Henry
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Prairie
* Spiceland
* Stoney Creek
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Millville
* New Lisbon
* Westwood

Former villages|

* Elizabeth City

Other
communities|

* Ashland
* Grant City
* Hillsboro
* Honey Creek
* Luray
* Mechanicsburg
* Messick
* Ogden
* Raysville
* Rogersville
* Stone Quarry Mills
* Woodville

Footnotes|

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

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