Portersville, Indiana
Portersville is an unincorporated community in Boone Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Portersville was established as a town circa 1818. It is reportedly the oldest town in Dubois County, and was selected as the county seat of Dubois County before it was changed to Jasper. A post office was established at Portersville in 1821, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Portersville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village was founded around 1818...
- ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. pp. 353.
- ^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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