Derby, Indiana
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Derby, Indiana
|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
|pushpin_map = Indiana#USA
|image_skyline = Derby from 66-70.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|image_caption = Overview from Mulzer Park
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Perry
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Union
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|coordinates = {{coord|38|1|49|N|86|31|38|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_ft = 453
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 47525
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 450842{{GNIS|450842}}
}}
Derby is an unincorporated community along the Ohio River in far southern Union Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies at the intersection of State Roads 66 and 70 above the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County.DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, 3rd ed., Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 62-63. {{ISBN|0-89933-319-2}}. Although Derby is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47525.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=47525 Zip Code Lookup]
History
Derby was platted in 1835.{{cite book|last=Hunt|first=Thomas James De la|title=Perry County: A History|url=https://archive.org/details/perrycountyahis00huntgoog|year=1916|publisher=W.K. Stewart|page=[https://archive.org/details/perrycountyahis00huntgoog/page/n104 82]}} The community was named after Derby, in Ireland.{{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/113 113]|quote=...for Derby, Ireland, the home of his ancestors.}} A post office has been in operation at Derby since 1852.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Perry |title=Perry County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=2 October 2015}}
Education
Union Township is in Perry Central Community School Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18123_perry/DC20SD_C18123.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Perry County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-06-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18123_perry/DC20SD_C18123_SD2MS.txt Text list]
Previously the community had its own high school. The school colors were black and gold, and the mascot was the warriors. This school consolidated into Perry Central High School.{{cite web|last= Blackford|first=Nathan|url=https://www.evansvilleliving.com/schools-out-forever/|title=School’s Out Forever|magazine=Evansville Living|place=Evansville, Indiana|date=2014-07-15|access-date=2024-06-12}}
See also
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References
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{{Perry County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Indiana
Category:Indiana populated places on the Ohio River
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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