Official Name: | Pierceville, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community and Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Pierceville |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ripley |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Franklin |
Established Title: | Platted |
Established Date: | 1860 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.1331°N -85.1786°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1011 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47031 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-59616[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2830517 |
Pierceville is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Pierceville was laid out in 1860.[2] The community's name recognizes the Pierce family of settlers.[3] A post office was established at Pierceville in 1854, and has since remained in operation.[4] Pierceville also has a United Methodist Church.[5]