Eby, Indiana

Eby
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°08′31″N 87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°WCoordinates: 38°08′31″N 87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warrick
Township	Hart
Elevation[1]	489 ft (149 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47601
Area code(s)	812
GNIS feature ID	433988

Eby is an unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States.^[2]

History

A post office was established at Eby in 1870, and remained in operation until 1903.^[3] According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was probably named for a local resident.^[4] A Warrick County soldier named Abraham Eby was killed in the Civil War.^[5]

Geography

Eby is located at 38°08′31″N 87°15′41″W / 38.14194°N 87.26139°W.

Notes

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
2. "Eby, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This unique place name, probably for the personal name...
5. Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p. 69.