Edwardsville, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Edwardsville, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Edwardsville
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Floyd
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Georgetown
Coordinates:38.2842°N -85.9094°W
Elevation Ft:912
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47122
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-20476[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:434034

Edwardsville is an unincorporated community in Georgetown Township, Floyd County, Indiana. The Duncan Tunnel is located at Edwardsville.

History

Edwardsville was platted in 1853 by Henry H. Edwards, and named for him.[2] A post office was established at Edwardsville in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]

Geology

The Edwardsville Formation is a geological structure in the Borden Group, of the Lower Mississippian sub system,[4] (Osagean, late Tournaisian). Crinoids fossils can be found in the formation.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Book: History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. 1882. L. A. Williams & Company. 273.
  3. Web site: Floyd County . Jim Forte Postal History . 5 September 2014.
  4. Web site: Compendium of Rocks Units in Indiana - A Revision. igws.indiana.edu.
  5. Crinoids from the Edwardsville Formation (Lower Mississippian) of Southern Indiana. William I. Ausich and N. Gary Lane, Journal of Paleontology, November 1982, Volume 56, Number 6, pages 1343-1361 (abstract)