Solitude, Indiana

Solitude, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°00′53″N 87°53′56″W / 38.01472°N 87.89889°W / 38.01472; -87.89889Coordinates: 38°00′53″N 87°53′56″W / 38.01472°N 87.89889°W / 38.01472; -87.89889
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Posey
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	443755^[1]

Solitude is an unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana, United States. Solitude is located on Indiana State Road 69 north of Mount Vernon.

History

A post office called Solitude was in operation between 1858 and 1917.^[2] The community was named for its quiet character.^[3]

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Solitude, Indiana
↑ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
↑ "Indiana". The Milwaukee Journal. Jul 22, 1989. pp. 4G. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

City	Mount Vernon

Towns	Cynthiana Griffin New Harmony Poseyville

Townships	Bethel Black Center Harmony Lynn Marrs Point Robb Robinson Smith

CDP	Parkers Settlement

Other unincorporated communities	Barrett Blairsville Bufkin Caborn Erwin Farmersville Grafton Hepburn Heusler Hovey Lippe Marrs Center New Baltimore Oliver Rapture Savah Saint Philip Saint Wendel‡ Solitude Springfield Stewartsville Upton Wadesville West Franklin

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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