Rugby, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Rugby, Indiana
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Bartholomew County
Pushpin Label:Rugby
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bartholomew County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bartholomew
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Haw Creek
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.3092°N -85.7147°W
Elevation Ft:771
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47246
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-66330[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:442384

Rugby is an unincorporated community in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Rugby in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[2]

Geography

Rugby is located on Bartholomew County Road 1050 East roughly halfway between 700 North and 750 North, and is ENE of Hope, Indiana and NNW of Hartsville, Indiana.

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Bartholomew County . Jim Forte Postal History . February 22, 2020.

DeLorme's Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, 2nd edition, 2000, p. 46