St. Croix, Indiana Explained

Official Name:St. Croix, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:St. Croix
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Oil
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:38.2239°N -86.5864°W
Elevation Ft:725
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47576
Area Code:812, 930
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:451415

St. Croix or Saint Croix is an unincorporated community in northern Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

The community lies along on the western edge of the Hoosier National Forest, near the intersection of State Road 62, Interstate 64, and State Road 37, northeast of the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County.[1] Main points of interest in St. Croix include Holy Cross Church, cemetery, and Church Hall as well as the Etienne Saw Mill and Bear Hollow Mulch. Although St. Croix is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code of 47576.[2]

History

A colony of Catholics settled at St. Croix in 1849.[3] The community's namesake St. Croix (Holy Cross) church was founded in 1855.[4] A post office was established in St. Croix in 1880, but has since closed.[5]

Notes and References

  1. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, 3rd ed., Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 62-63 .
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=47576 Zip Code Lookup
  3. Book: Hunt, Thomas James De la. Perry County: A History. 1916. W.K. Stewart. 270.
  4. Book: History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present. 1885. Goodspeeds. 727.
  5. Web site: Perry County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 October 2015.