| Gnaw Bone, Indiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Mapsize: | 120px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Brown County |
| Pushpin Label: | Gnaw Bone |
| 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: | Washington |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | c. 200[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 643 |
| Coordinates: | 39.1908°N -86.1556°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 47448 |
| Area Code: | 812 & 930 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 452046 |
Gnaw Bone is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Gnaw Bone is situated on State Highway 46, between Nashville and Columbus. The small community contains three flea markets.[2]
The origin of the name Gnaw Bone is obscure. One theory is that the town's name derives from that of the original French settlement in the area, Narbonne, named in turn for the southern French city of that name. To the ears of English settlers at the time, "Narbonne" sounded like and came to be known as "Gnaw Bone."[3] [4] [5]
The name was in common use as early as 1879, as shown by newspaper articles in the Columbus (Indiana) Republic and the Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer, as well as numerous other newspapers articles up to the current year.[6]
Gnaw Bone has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[7]