Christiansburg, Indiana
Christiansburg is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Christiansburg was founded about 1850. It may have been named for Col. William Christian. The Christiansburg post office was discontinued in 1902.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Christiansburg, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 749.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...where it sometimes honors Colonel William Christian, who was killed by Indians in Kentucky in 1796.
- ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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