Slabtown, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Slabtown
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Decatur
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Marion
Coordinates:	39.2783°N -85.4014°W
Elevation Ft:	978
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47240
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-70030^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	443589

Slabtown is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Slabs used to lay plank roads were manufactured here, hence the name.^[2]

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. 303. Slabs, some of them used to build roads, were cut at the local sawmill....