Hendricksville, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Greene

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|subdivision_name3 = Beech Creek

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Hendricksville is an unincorporated community in Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana.

History

Hendricksville was likely named for Philip Hendricks, a pioneer.{{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/162 162]|quote=Philip Hendricks was an early settler.}} A post office was established at Hendricksville in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Greene | title=Greene County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=16 September 2014}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Greene County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana