Grafton is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Grafton, Indiana | |
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  Grafton  Grafton | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Posey |
| Township | Black |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 47620 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 435276[1] |
History
editGrafton was laid out in 1852 near the site of a gristmill on Big Creek.[2] The community was named after Grafton, Illinois.[3] The Grafton post office closed in 1902.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grafton, Indiana
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 120.
- ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 416.
- ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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