New Discovery, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	New Discovery, Indiana
Mapsize:	150px
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Parke County
Pushpin Label:	New Discovery
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Parke County
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Parke
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Adams
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	39.7317°N -87.1306°W
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	223
Elevation Ft:	732
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47872
Area Code:	765
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	452211

New Discovery is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

According to Ronald L. Baker, the community was so named by pioneers who had found fertile farmland near the original town site.^[3]

Geography

New Discovery is located at 39.7317°N -87.1306°W.

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2016-11-17. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
2. Web site: [{{GNIS3|452211}} New Discovery, Indiana ]. . . July 22, 2017.
3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 237. ...named by early settlers who discovered unclaimed land here....