Charlottesville, Indiana

{{For|the unincorporated community in Union County|Charlottesville, Union County, Indiana}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Hancock, Rush

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|subdivision_name3 = Jackson (H), Ripley (R)

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|postal_code = 46117

|area_code = 765

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Charlottesville is an unincorporated community in Hancock and Rush counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The Hancock County portion is in Jackson Township, while the Rush County portion is in Ripley Township.Rush County: Interim Report. Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. Indianapolis: Indiana Landmarks, 1988, 20.

History

Charlottesville was laid out and platted in 1830.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyhancockc01binfgoog | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882 | publisher=King & Binford | author=Binford, John H. | year=1882 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyhancockc01binfgoog/page/n264 245]}} The community's name most likely was a transfer from Charlottesville, Virginia.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n106 92]|quote=...probably named for Charlottesville, Virginia...}} It was for a time incorporated as a town, from 1867.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00richrich | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=Wm. Mitchell Printing Company | author=Richman, George J. | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00richrich/page/720 720]}}

The Charlottesville post office has been in operation since 1831.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hancock | title=Hancock County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=February 25, 2017}}

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Charlottesville as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.{{Cite web|title=2022 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

Transportation

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Education

Eastern Hancock Community School Corporation services the towns of Charlottesville, Wilkinson, Shirley, Warrington, and surrounding areas in eastern Hancock County. It consists of one elementary school (Grades K - 5), one middle school (Grades 6 - 8), and one high school (Grades 9 - 12).

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Rush County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area

Category:1830 establishments in Indiana