New Elizabethtown, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	New Elizabethtown, Indiana
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	New Elizabethtown
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Jackson
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Brownstown
Coordinates:	38.9172°N -85.9869°W
Elevation Ft:	584
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47274
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-52848^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	440042

New Elizabethtown is an unincorporated community in Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

History

New Elizabethtown was formerly called Elizabethtown.^[2] It was laid out in 1836.^[3]

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
2. 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. This village, earlier called Elizabethtown....
3. Book: History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. 1886. Unigraphic. 369.