Spraytown, Indiana

Spraytown is an unincorporated community in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States.

Spraytown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°00′51″N 86°04′48″W / 39.01417°N 86.08000°W / 39.01417; -86.08000
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jackson
Township	Pershing
Elevation ^[1]	768 ft (234 m)
ZIP code	47274
FIPS code	18-72062^[2]
GNIS feature ID	451494^[1]

History

 

Spraytown, Indiana

Spraytown was named for a local merchant named Spray.^[3] The post office at Spraytown closed in 1909.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spraytown, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 444.
4. "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2014.