Christiansburg, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Christiansburg, Indiana
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Brown County
Pushpin Label:Christiansburg
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brown County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Van Buren
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.0886°N -86.1561°W
Elevation Ft:604
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47201
Area Code:812 & 930
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-12592[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:450775

Christiansburg is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Christiansburg was founded about 1850.[2] It may have been named for Col. William Christian.[3] The Christiansburg post office was discontinued in 1902.[4]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Book: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . Blanchard, Charles . 1884 . 749.
  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. 94. ...where it sometimes honors Colonel William Christian, who was killed by Indians in Kentucky in 1796..
  4. Web site: Brown County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 August 2014.