Saint Henry, Indiana

Saint Henry
Unincorporated community
Saint Henry
Saint Henry
Coordinates: 38°13′03″N 86°55′43″W / 38.21750°N 86.92861°W / 38.21750; -86.92861Coordinates: 38°13′03″N 86°55′43″W / 38.21750°N 86.92861°W / 38.21750; -86.92861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Township Cass
Elevation[1] 564 ft (172 m)
ZIP code 47532
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 442543

Saint Henry is an unincorporated community in Cass Township, Dubois County, Indiana, in the United States.[2]

History

Saint Henry was platted about 1874. The town was originally called Henryville, but was changed to Saint Henry because there was already a Henryville in Indiana.[3]

A post office was established at Saint Henry in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[4]

Geography

Saint Henry is located at 38°13′03″N 86°55′43″W / 38.21750°N 86.92861°W / 38.21750; -86.92861.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Saint Henry, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 369.
  4. ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.


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