Manson, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°14′24″N 86°35′25″W / 40.24000°N 86.59028°W / 40.24000; -86.59028CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClintonTownshipPerryFounded1874Named forMahlon MansonElevation860 ft (260 m)ZIP code
46041
FIPS code18-46494[2]GNIS feature ID438535[1]

Manson is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana. The town is named for Mahlon Dickerson Manson, a general in the American Civil War and Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.[3]

History

Manson was laid out June 30, 1874, by Lucinda Clark, David Clark and Rebecca Clark. The New Lights had a small church in Manson in the early 20th century.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manson, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indianap. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. p. 32.
  4. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Perry Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.

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