Carpentersville, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°48′20″N 86°48′20″W / 39.80556°N 86.80556°W / 39.80556; -86.80556
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Carpentersville, Indiana
ZIP code
46172
Area code765
GNIS feature ID432163[1]

Carpentersville is an

unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Carpentersville was laid out about 1840 by Philip Carpenter, and named for him.[2] A post office was established at Carpentersville in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carpentersville, Indiana
  2. ^ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 155.
  3. ^ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.