Grafton, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W / 38.00139; -87.95417CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyPoseyTownshipBlackElevation364 ft (111 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
47620
Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID435276[1]

Grafton is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Grafton was laid out in 1852 near the site of a gristmill on Big Creek.[2] The community was named after Grafton, Illinois.[3] The Grafton post office closed in 1902.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grafton, Indiana
  2. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 120.
  3. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 416.
  4. ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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