A post office was established at Taswell in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996.[2] It was intended that the community be named for the Laswell family of settlers, but when the postal authorities misspelled the name Taswell, the new name stuck.[3]
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^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taswell, Indiana
^"Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
^Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 320. ISBN978-0-253-32866-3. ...for the local Laswell family, but through a clerical error...
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taswell, indiana, taswell, census, designated, place, patoka, township, crawford, county, indiana, located, state, road, west, county, seat, english, taswellcensus, designated, placetaswellcoordinates, 33556, 55972, 33556, 55972countryunited, statesstateindian. Taswell is a census designated place in Patoka Township Crawford County Indiana located on State Road 64 west of the county seat of English TaswellCensus designated placeTaswellCoordinates 38 20 08 N 86 33 35 W 38 33556 N 86 55972 W 38 33556 86 55972CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCrawfordTownshipPatokaElevation 1 771 ft 235 m ZIP code47175GNIS feature ID2830348 1 History editA post office was established at Taswell in 1882 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996 2 It was intended that the community be named for the Laswell family of settlers but when the postal authorities misspelled the name Taswell the new name stuck 3 References edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Taswell Indiana Crawford County Jim Forte Postal History Retrieved August 30 2014 Baker Ronald L October 1995 From Needmore to Prosperity Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History Indiana University Press p 320 ISBN 978 0 253 32866 3 for the local Laswell family but through a clerical error External links edit nbsp Media related to Taswell Indiana at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Crawford County Indiana location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taswell Indiana amp oldid 1199614705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
