Charlottesville, Indiana
History
Charlottesville was laid out and platted in 1830. The community's name most likely was a transfer from Charlottesville, Virginia. It was for a time incorporated as a town, from 1867.
The Charlottesville post office has been in operation since 1831.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau delineated Charlottesville as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.
Transportation
Major Roads
Education
Eastern Hancock Community School Corporation services the towns of Charlottesville, Wilkinson, Shirley, Warrington, and surrounding areas in eastern Hancock County. It consists of one elementary school (Grades K - 5), one middle school (Grades 6 - 8), and one high school (Grades 9 - 12).
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charlottesville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Rush County: Interim Report. Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Indianapolis: Indiana Landmarks, 1988, 20.
- ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 245.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...probably named for Charlottesville, Virginia...
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 720.
- ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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