Brunswick, Clay County, Indiana

Brunswick
Unincorporated community
Brunswick

Location in Clay County

Coordinates: 39°11′49″N 87°07′12″W / 39.19694°N 87.12000°W / 39.19694; -87.12000Coordinates: 39°11′49″N 87°07′12″W / 39.19694°N 87.12000°W / 39.19694; -87.12000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clay
Township Lewis
Elevation 525 ft (160 m)
GNIS feature ID 431671[1]

Brunswick is an unincorporated community in Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Brunswick was founded in about 1831.[2] It was probably named by a settler after his native city of New Brunswick, New Jersey.[3]

Geography

Brunswick is located at 39°11′49″N 87°07′12″W / 39.19694°N 87.12000°W / 39.19694; -87.12000.

References

  1. ↑ "Brunswick, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Established about 1831...
  3. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 34.


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