Billtown, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Billtown
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Clay County
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Clay County
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Clay
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Posey
Coordinates:	39.51°N -87.1861°W
Elevation Ft:	623
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47834
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-05284^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	431086

Billtown is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Billtown was originally known as Williamstown, and under the latter name was platted in 1831.^[2]

Billtown once contained a post office under the name Van Buren.^[3] The Van Buren post office operated from 1835 until 1865.^[4]

Geography

Billtown is located at 39.51°N -87.1861°W.

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
2. Book: Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . Blanchard, Charles . 1884 . 33.
3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 67.
4. Web site: Clay County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014.