King, Indiana

King, Indiana
King, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	King King
	Coordinates: 38°18′15″N 87°34′34″W / 38.30417°N 87.57611°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township	Patoka
Elevation	466 ft (142 m)
ZIP code	47670
FIPS code	18-39780
GNIS feature ID	437317

King is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. It is also referred to as Kings or as King's Station.^[2]

History

King had its start in the early 1850s when the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad was extended to that point.^[3] It was named for John King, a pioneer settler.^[4]

A post office was established at King in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908.^[5]

Geography

King is located at 38°18′15″N 87°34′34″W / 38.30417°N 87.57611°W / 38.30417; -87.57611.^[2]

References

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "King, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 305.
^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 527.
^ "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

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[GR2-1] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[gnis-2] "King, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.

[3] Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 305.

[4] Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 527.

[5] "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Oakland City	Map of Indiana highlighting Gibson County
Towns	Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville
Townships	Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River
CDPs	Buckskin Johnson
Other communities	Crawleyville Dongola Douglas Durham East Mount Carmel Giro Gudgel King Lyles Station McGary Mount Olympus Mounts Oatsville‡ Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling White River
Ghost town	Port Gibson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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King, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°18′15″N 87°34′34″W / 38.30417°N 87.57611°W / 38.30417; -87.57611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township	Patoka
Elevation	466 ft (142 m)
ZIP code	47670
FIPS code	18-39780^[1]
GNIS feature ID	437317^[2]