Hindustan, Indiana
Hindustan, Indiana | ||
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FIPS code 18-34042[2] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 436233[1] | |
Hindustan is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Hindustan was platted on August 18, 1853, by Charles G. Carr.[3][4] The community took its name after India (Hindustan) "...or a region of it."[5] Documents dating from the 1870s spell the town's name as 'Hindostan'.
Geography
Hindustan is located at an altitude of 271 metres (892 feet)Morgan Monroe State Forest.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hindustan, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 436.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 531.
- ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...named for India, or a region of it.
- ^ Location of Hindustan - Falling Rain Genomics
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