Marion, Shelby County, Indiana History Geography References Navigation menu39°35′16″N 85°45′32″W / 39.58778°N 85.75889°W / 39.58778; -85.7588939°35′16″N 85°45′32″W / 39.58778°N 85.75889°W / 39.58778; -85.7588943861039°35′16″N 85°45′32″W / 39.58778°N 85.75889°W / 39.58778; -85.75889"US Board on Geographic Names""Marion, Shelby County, Indiana"Chadwick's History of Shelby County, IndianaChadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana"Shelby County"From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and HistoryShelby County, Indiana History & Familieseexpanding ite

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Coordinates: 39°35′16″N 85°45′32″W / 39.58778°N 85.75889°W / 39.58778; -85.75889Coordinates: 39°35′16″N 85°45′32″W / 39.58778°N 85.75889°W / 39.58778; -85.75889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipMarion
Elevation
[1]

794 ft (242 m)
Time zone
UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46176

GNIS feature ID
438610

Marion is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]



History


Marion was platted in 1820.[3] The community was named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War,[4] A post office opened at Marion in 1823.[5] The post office was later renamed Noah and was discontinued in 1902.[6]


Marion once contained a high school which closed in about 1908.[7]



Geography


Marion is located at 39°35′16″N 85°45′32″W / 39.58778°N 85.75889°W / 39.58778; -85.75889.



References




  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Marion, Shelby County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-11-08.


  3. ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 69.


  4. ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 90.


  5. ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 December 2015.


  6. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...changed to Noah on September 5, 1836...


  7. ^ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.









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