Blue Ridge, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°31′16″N 85°38′17″W / 39.52111°N 85.63806°W / 39.52111; -85.63806
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Blue Ridge, Indiana
Blue Ridge is located in Indiana
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge is located in the United States
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge
Coordinates: 39°31′16″N 85°38′17″W / 39.52111°N 85.63806°W / 39.52111; -85.63806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipLiberty
Elevation892 ft (272 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46182
FIPS code18-6022[2]
GNIS feature ID2830525[1]

Blue Ridge is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History[edit]

Blue Ridge was originally called Cynthiana, and under the latter name was platted in 1835.[3] A post office called Blue Ridge was established in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4] Blue Ridge contained a school that was discontinued at an unknown date.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Ridge, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 266.
  4. ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.