Chapel Hill, Indiana
Pentecostal church
Chapel Hill is an unincorporated community in Polk Township, Monroe County, Indiana, in the United States.
History
Chapel Hill was platted in 1856.[1] The community took its name from the Chapel Hill Methodist Church located there.[2] The community ultimately would fail to grow to its founders' expectations.[3] A post office was established at Chapel Hill in 1897, and remained in operation until 1925.[4]
References
- ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 435.
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...named for the local Chapel Hill Methodist Church.
- ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 544.
- ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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Coordinates: 38°59′55″N 86°26′57″W / 38.99861°N 86.44917°W
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