Patricksburg, Indiana

Patricksburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Patricksburg, Indiana Patricksburg, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°18′56″N 86°57′3″W / 39.31556°N 86.95083°WCoordinates: 39°18′56″N 86°57′3″W / 39.31556°N 86.95083°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Owen
Township	Marion
Elevation[1]	218 m (715 ft)
ZIP code	47455
GNIS feature ID	440928

Patricksburg (also Lancaster) is an unincorporated community in eastern Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 246, west of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.^[2] Its elevation is 715 feet (218 m), and it is located at 39°18′56″N 86°57′33″W / 39.31556°N 86.95917°W (39.3155987, -86.9591770).^[3] Although Patricksburg is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47455.^[4]

History

Patricksburg was originally called Lancaster, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1851 by Patrick Sullivan.^[5] A post office has been in operation under the name Patricksburg (formerly Patricksburgh) since 1854.^[6]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
3. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
4. Zip Code Lookup
5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 745.
6. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.