Longwood Crossing, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, U.S.
Longwood Crossing is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]
History
The post office that the community of Longwood Crossing once contained was called Philpotts Mills, and Longwood.[2]
The post office called Philpotts Mills opened in 1832, and was renamed Longwood in 1837.[3] The Longwood post office closed permanently in 1901.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Longwood Crossing, Indiana
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
A post office established as Philpotts Mills...was changed to Longwood.
- ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies, Etc., Etc. ... Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 97.
- ^ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Connersville
- Connersville
- Glenwood‡
- Everton
communities
- Alpine
- Alquina
- Bentonville
- Bunker Hill
- Columbia
- Fairview‡
- Falmouth‡
- Harrisburg
- Huber
- Longwood Crossing
- Lyonsville
- Nulltown
- Orange
- Springersville
- Waterloo
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°39′21″N 85°13′38″W / 39.65588°N 85.22719°W / 39.65588; -85.22719
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