Prince William, Indiana
Prince William is an unincorporated community in Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana.
Prince William was one of two initial villages when the township was organized in May 1835. It was named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. The Prince William post office was discontinued in 1881.
History
Prince William, Indiana was founded in 1837 by Benjamin Ashba(Ashby). Prince William and Lexington were the major towns of Democrat Township until the 1870s.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prince William, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Carroll County township histories". Roots Web. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (PDF).
- ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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