Official Name: | Frenchtown, Indiana |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Harrison County |
Pushpin Label: | Frenchtown |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Frenchtown's location in Harrison County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Harrison |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Spencer |
Coordinates: | 38.3147°N -86.2144°W |
Elevation Ft: | 879 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47115 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-26008[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 434836 |
Frenchtown is an unincorporated community in Spencer Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
Frenchtown was first settled in 1840 by a colony of French immigrants.[2] A post office was established at Frenchtown in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]