Official Name: | Dudleytown, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Dudleytown |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Washington |
Coordinates: | 38.8497°N -85.8997°W |
Elevation Ft: | 604 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47274 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-18856[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 433752 |
Dudleytown is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Dudleytown was laid out in 1837 by James Dudley, and named for him.[2] It was the third town plotted in Jackson County. Dudleytown was settled as a center for trade in the Washington Township area. It was then located on a heavily traveled thoroughfare between Louisville and Indianapolis.