Stevenson, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Warrick

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|subdivision_name3 = Ohio

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|timezone = Central (CST)

|utc_offset = -6

|timezone_DST = CDT

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|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2016-07-09|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}

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|elevation_ft = 384

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|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 47610

|area_code = 812, 930

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Stevenson is an unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite gnis|444139|Stevenson, Indiana|2016-07-09}}

History

Stevenson was first known as Armery, and under the latter name was platted in 1886.{{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/312 312]|quote=This village originally was called Armery...platted it in 1886.}}

A post office was established at Stevenson in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Warrick&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Warrick County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 9, 2016}}

Geography

Stevenson is located at {{coord|38|00|35|N|87|26|11|W|type:city}}.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Warrick County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana