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'''Cementville''' is an unincorporated town in [[Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana|Jeffersonville Township]], [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark County]], [[Indiana]].
'''Cementville''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana|Jeffersonville Township]], [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark County]], [[Indiana]].


==Geography==
==History==
A post office was established at Cementville in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clark |title=Clark County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=30 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903100414/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clark |archivedate=3 September 2014 }}</ref> Production of [[cement]] in the area caused the name to be selected.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/90 90]|quote=The name comes from the local cement industry.}}</ref>
Cementville is located at {{coord|38|20|59|N|85|44|46|W|city}}.


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Latest revision as of 01:50, 25 January 2024

Cementville
Unincorporated community
Clark County's location in Indiana
Clark County's location in Indiana
Cementville is located in Clark County, Indiana
Cementville
Cementville
Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°20′59″N 85°44′46″W / 38.34972°N 85.74611°W / 38.34972; -85.74611
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClark
TownshipJeffersonville
Elevation
[1]
466 ft (142 m)
ZIP code
47130
FIPS code18-11170[2]
GNIS feature ID432295[1]

Cementville is an unincorporated community in Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana.

History

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A post office was established at Cementville in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3] Production of cement in the area caused the name to be selected.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cementville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name comes from the local cement industry.


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