Rural, Indiana

Rural, Indiana
Rural, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Rural Rural
	Coordinates: 40°06′24″N 84°57′58″W / 40.10667°N 84.96611°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Randolph
Township	Washington
Elevation	1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47394
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	442395

Rural is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Rural was originally called Wood Station, and under the latter name was founded in about 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] A post office was established under the name Rural in 1874, and it remained in operation until 1907.^[3]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rural, Indiana
↑ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 378.
↑ "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

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[gnis-1] 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rural, Indiana

[2] Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 378.

[3] "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

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Rural, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°06′24″N 84°57′58″W / 40.10667°N 84.96611°W / 40.10667; -84.96611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Randolph
Township	Washington
Elevation ^[1]	1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47394
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	442395^[1]