Everton, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Fayette

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|subdivision_name3 = Jackson

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|postal_code = 47331

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|blank_info = 18-22072{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}

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Everton is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

History

Everton was laid out as a town prior to 1836, but because the records have been lost, it is not known exactly when.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5ULWAAAAMAAJ | title=History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. | publisher=Warner, Beers and Company | year=1885 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5ULWAAAAMAAJ/page/n196 209]}} The origin of the name is likewise lost to history.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/historyoffayette00barr#page/248/mode/2up | title=History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=Bowen, B. F. | author=Barrows, Frederic Irving | year=1917 | pages=248}}

A post office was established at Everton in 1827, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1937.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Fayette |title=Fayette County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=4 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905051851/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Fayette |archivedate=5 September 2014 }}

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau first delineated Everton 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=}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana