Official Name: | Millville, Henry County, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community and Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Millville |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Henry |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Liberty |
Coordinates: | 39.9292°N -85.2514°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1142 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47362 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2830408 |
Millville is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana.
Millville was laid out and platted in 1854.[1] It was named from the presence of a nearby mill. A post office was established at Millville in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.[2]
Millville is located east of New Castle, off State Road 38 and north on Wilbur Wright Road.
Millville was the birthplace of Wilbur Wright and is the location of the Wilbur Wright Birthplace and Museum. His brother Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio.[3]