Marysville, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

38°35′08″N 85°38′37″W / 38.58556°N 85.64361°W / 38.58556; -85.64361CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClarkTownship OregonElevation

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712 ft (217 m)ZIP code

47141

FIPS code18-47502^[2]GNIS feature ID438691^[1]

Marysville is an unincorporated community in Oregon Township, Clark County, Indiana.

History

The town was laid out with 40 lots along the railroad tracks in 1871.^[3] It was named for Mary Kimberlain, a local resident.^[4]

The town suffered severe damage due to an EF-4 tornado on March 2, 2012. Major Chuck Adams of the Clark County Sheriff's Department described the town as "completely gone."^[5]^[6] The 1891 Marysville Christian Church was blown four feet off its foundation. As reported in the Los Angeles Times, pastor Bob Priest stated: "We recognize that the church is not the building and we can rebuild the building. I hope to build bigger and better."^[3] Of the 40 to 50 houses in the town, many but not all were damaged beyond repair.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marysville, Indiana
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c John Hoeffel (March 3, 2012). "In Marysville, Ind.: Tornadoes take toll but, amazingly, no lives". LA Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012. 1891 Marysville Christian Church...pastor...said..."I hope to build bigger and better."
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...by Mary Kimberlain, who lived in the county.
^ "At least three dead in US tornadoes". The New Zealand Herald. Associated Press. March 3, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
^ Reeves, Jay (March 2, 2012). "Tornado rakes Southern Indiana; Marysville, town of 1,900, 'completely gone'". Huffington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved March 3, 2012.