Spartanburg, Indiana

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

Spartanburg, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place

Spartanburg

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Coordinates: 40°04′02″N 84°51′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.06722°N 84.85222°W﻿ / 40.06722; -84.85222
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Randolph
Township| Greensfork
Elevation

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| 1,184 ft (361 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

47355

Area code| 765
FIPS code| 18-71774[2]
GNIS feature ID| 2830509[1]

Spartanburg is an unincorporated community in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

## History

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Spartanburg was first known as Newberg, and under the latter name was founded in 1832.[3] A post office was established under the name Spartanburg in 1842, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

The Union Literary Institute, a school founded by Quakers for African-American students, was 2 miles from Spartanburg

## References

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1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spartanburg, 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. 308. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. "This village, originally called Newberg, first was laid out in 1832..."
4. ^ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Winchester

Cities|

* Union City
* Winchester

Map of Indiana highlighting Randolph County

Towns|

* Albany‡
* Farmland
* Losantville
* Lynn
* Modoc
* Parker City
* Ridgeville
* Saratoga

Townships|

* Franklin
* Green
* Greensfork
* Jackson
* Monroe
* Stoney Creek
* Union
* Ward
* Washington
* Wayne
* White River

CDPs|

* Fairview
* Spartanburg
* Windsor‡

Other
communities|

* Arba
* Bartonia
* Bloomingport
* Buena Vista
* Carlos
* Crete
* Deerfield
* Georgetown
* Harrisville
* Haysville Corner
* Huntsville
* Maxville
* Mull
* New Lisbon
* New Pittsburg
* Pinch
* Randolph
* Rural
* Scott Corner
* Shedville
* Snow Hill
* South Salem
* Stone
* Unionport

Footnotes|

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

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