Wilfred, Indiana

Wilfred, Indiana
Wilfred, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Sullivan County's location in Indiana
	Wilfred Location in Sullivan County, Indiana
	Coordinates: 39°11′12″N 87°21′09″W / 39.18667°N 87.35250°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Sullivan
Township	Jackson
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47879
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	446033

Wilfred is an unincorporated community in western Jackson Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Wilfred was founded in 1902 as a mining community. The town's name was derived from the names of two local mine operators, Wilford and Fredman.^[3]

Geography

Wilfred is located at 39°11′12″N 87°21′09″W / 39.18667°N 87.35250°W / 39.18667; -87.35250.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Wilfred, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Wilfred, which honors two local mine operators, Wilford and Fredman.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

[GNIS-2] "Wilfred, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 5, 2017.

[3] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Wilfred, which honors two local mine operators, Wilford and Fredman.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Sullivan County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Sullivan
Cities	Sullivan	Map of Indiana highlighting Sullivan County
Towns	Carlisle Dugger Farmersburg Hymera Merom Shelburn
Townships	Cass Curry Fairbanks Gill Haddon Hamilton Jackson Jefferson Turman
CDPs	Cass Fairbanks Graysville Lewis‡ New Lebanon Paxton Pleasantville
Other communities	Baker Baldridge Benefiel Corner Bucktown Curryville Dodds Bridge East Shelburn Gambill Gilmour‡ Glendora Greenville Hawton Jackson Hill Jericho Massacre Merom Station Riverton Riverview Scotchtown Scott City Shiloh Standard Stringtown Wilfred
Ghost towns	Caledonia Farnsworth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Wilfred, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Sullivan County's location in Indiana
Wilfred Location in Sullivan County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°11′12″N 87°21′09″W / 39.18667°N 87.35250°W / 39.18667; -87.35250
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Sullivan
Township	Jackson
Elevation ^[1]	568 ft (173 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47879
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	446033