Kellerville, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Kellerville, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Kellerville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dubois
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Harbison
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:38.4817°N -86.8317°W
Elevation Ft:617
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47527
Area Code:812, 930
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-39294[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:437213

Kellerville is an unincorporated community in Harbison Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Kellerville was named for its founder, John Keller.[2] An old variant name of the community was called Ludlow.[3]

A post office was established under the name Ludlow in 1851, was renamed Kellerville in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.[4]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: Goodspeed Brothers. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. 1984. 978-5-87521-222-2. 661.
  3. Book: History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910 . Windmill Publications . Wilson, George R. . 1910 . 327.
  4. Web site: Dubois County . Jim Forte Postal History . February 9, 2017.