Waymansville, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Waymansville, Indiana
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Bartholomew County
Pushpin Label:Waymansville
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:Jackson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.0631°N -86.0431°W
Elevation Ft:610
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47201
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-81602[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:451610

Waymansville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Bartholomew County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Waymansville had a post office between 1860 and 1940.[2] The community was named for its founder, Charles L. Wayman.[3] Waymansville has one church, named St. Peter Lutheran Church. It was founded in 1871 and is a member of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.[4]

Demographics

Waymansville appeared as a separately-returned community in the U.S. Census of 1870, when it had a reported population of 55 residents.

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Bartholomew County . Jim Forte Postal History . 26 August 2014.
  3. Book: Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey. 1902. U.S. Government Printing Office. 268.
  4. Web site: Find a Church, School, Worker.