Nineveh, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Nineveh, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Nineveh
Coordinates:39.3611°N -86.0928°W
Elevation Ft:804
Postal Code:46164
Blank Info:18-53982[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830427

Nineveh is an unincorporated community in Nineveh Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States.

Nineveh took its name from Nineveh Creek,[2] which in turn is named after Nineveh Berry, a hunter who fell into the creek while hunting for deer.[3]

The town also has the Cordry-Sweetwater branch library.[4]

Scenes from the film Hoosiers were shot in the old Nineveh Elementary School, which was renamed "Hickory High School" for the film. Nineveh's last class of students attended here during the filming of the film in 1985, after which they relocated to Trafalgar to consolidate at Indian Creek Elementary School. The old school was lost to a fire just a few years after it was closed for consolidation.[5]

Notable people

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. 243. ...and named for nearby Nineveh Creek..
  3. Book: Indiana State Teachers Association. Readings in Indiana history. 1914. Published by Indiana University. 163.
  4. Web site: FAQ . Brown County Public Library . 4 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Nineveh Indiana. ninevehfestival.org. 30 November 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517212635/http://ninevehfestival.org/ . May 17, 2014 .