Twin Beach, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Twin Beach
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Clay County
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Clay County
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Clay
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Posey
Coordinates:	39.5181°N -87.205°W
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation Ft:	614
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47834
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-76910^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	445006

Twin Beach is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Twin Beach took its name from a former public beach on the lake.^[3]

Geography

Twin Beach is located at 39.5181°N -87.205°W.

References

1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
3. 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. 329. ...a former recreation area here on a reservoir, Twin Beach Lake..