Woodbury, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°54′31″N 85°53′42″W / 39.90861°N 85.89500°W / 39.90861; -85.89500
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Woodbury, Indiana
Woodbury is located in Indiana
Woodbury
Woodbury
Woodbury is located in the United States
Woodbury
Woodbury
Coordinates: 39°54′31″N 85°53′42″W / 39.90861°N 85.89500°W / 39.90861; -85.89500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHancock
TownshipVernon
Elevation860 ft (260 m)
ZIP code
46055
FIPS code18-85202[2]
GNIS feature ID446281[1]

Woodbury is an unincorporated community in Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History[edit]

Woodbury was laid out and platted in 1851 by Ellen Wood.[3] A post office was established at Woodbury in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodbury, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 332.
  4. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.