Kercheval, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Spencer

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|subdivision_name3 = Clay

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|timezone = Central (CST)

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|postal_code = 47552

|area_code = 812, 930

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Kercheval is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite gnis|446753|Kercheval, Indiana|2016-07-09}}

History

A post office was established at Kercheval in 1882, and remained in operation until 1904.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Spencer | title=Spencer County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=4 October 2015}} The community bears the name of the Kercheval family of settlers.{{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/184 184]|quote=...named for the Kercheval family, prominent in the early history...}}

Geography

Kercheval is located at {{coord|38|05|22|N|87|00|50|W|}}.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Spencer County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana