Edwardsville, Indiana

Edwardsville is an unincorporated community in Georgetown Township, Floyd County, Indiana. The Duncan Tunnel is located at Edwardsville.

Edwardsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°W / 38.28417; -85.90944Coordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°W / 38.28417; -85.90944
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Township	Georgetown
Elevation ^[1]	912 ft (278 m)
ZIP code	47122
FIPS code	18-20476^[2]
GNIS feature ID	434034^[1]

History

Edwardsville was platted in 1853 by Henry H. Edwards, and named for him.^[3] A post office was established at Edwardsville in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[4]

Geography

Edwardsville is located at 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°W / 38.28417; -85.90944.

Geology

The Edwardsville Formation is a geological structure in the Borden Group, of the Lower Mississippian sub system,^[5] (Osagean, late Tournaisian). Crinoids fossils can be found in the formation.^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwardsville, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 273.
4. "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
5. Edwardsville Formation at the Indiana Geological Survey
6. Crinoids from the Edwardsville Formation (Lower Mississippian) of Southern Indiana. William I. Ausich and N. Gary Lane, Journal of Paleontology, November 1982, Volume 56, Number 6, pages 1343-1361 (abstract)