Saint Peter, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°19′18″N 85°01′54″W / 39.32167°N 85.03167°W / 39.32167; -85.03167
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Saint Peter, Indiana
FIPS code
18-67230[2]
GNIS feature ID442794[1]

Saint Peter is an unincorporated community in Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Saint Peter was laid out in 1853.[3] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who established a large Catholic church there.[4] A post office was established at Saint Peter in 1849, and remained in operation until 1906.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Peter, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 154.
  4. ^ "St. Peter's". Franklin County Historical Society. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  5. ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.