Wickliffe, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Wickliffe
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Crawford County
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Crawford
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Patoka
Coordinates:	38.3683°N -86.6411°W
Elevation Ft:	725
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47116
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-84140^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	451625

Wickliffe is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana.

History

Wickliffe had a post office between 1842 and 1952.^[2] According to one source, it was named for John Wycliffe.^[3]

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
2. Web site: Crawford County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014.
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. 348. ...the name is for John Wickliffe (or Wycliffe), English religious reformer....