Edwardsville, Indiana

Edwardsville, Indiana
Edwardsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Edwardsville Edwardsville
	Coordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Township	Georgetown
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
ZIP code	47122
FIPS code	18-20476
GNIS feature ID	434034

Edwardsville is an unincorporated community in Georgetown Township, Floyd County, Indiana. The Duncan Tunnel is located at Edwardsville.

History[edit]

Edwardsville was platted in 1853 by Henry H. Edwards, and named for him.^[3] A post office was established at Edwardsville in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[4]

Geology[edit]

The Edwardsville Formation is a geological structure in the Borden Group, of the Lower Mississippian sub system,^[5] (Osagean, late Tournaisian). Crinoids fossils can be found in the formation.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwardsville, Indiana
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 273.
^ "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ "Compendium of Rocks Units in Indiana - A Revision". igws.indiana.edu.
^ Crinoids from the Edwardsville Formation (Lower Mississippian) of Southern Indiana. William I. Ausich and N. Gary Lane, Journal of Paleontology, November 1982, Volume 56, Number 6, pages 1343-1361 (abstract)

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edwardsville, Indiana

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 273.

[4] "Floyd County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[5] "Compendium of Rocks Units in Indiana - A Revision". igws.indiana.edu.

[6] Crinoids from the Edwardsville Formation (Lower Mississippian) of Southern Indiana. William I. Ausich and N. Gary Lane, Journal of Paleontology, November 1982, Volume 56, Number 6, pages 1343-1361 (abstract)

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Floyd County, Indiana, United States
County seat: New Albany
City	New Albany	Map of Indiana highlighting Floyd County
Towns	Georgetown Greenville
Townships	Franklin Georgetown Greenville Lafayette New Albany
CDPs	Floyds Knobs Galena
Other communities	Blackiston Mill Buchanan Duncan Edwardsville Mount St. Francis Navilleton Saint Joseph Saint Marys Scottsville Silver Hills
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Edwardsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°17′03″N 85°54′34″W / 38.28417°N 85.90944°W / 38.28417; -85.90944
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Township	Georgetown
Elevation ^[1]	912 ft (278 m)
ZIP code	47122
FIPS code	18-20476^[2]
GNIS feature ID	434034^[1]