Dubois Crossroads, Indiana

Dubois Crossroads
Unincorporated community
Dubois Crossroads
Dubois Crossroads
Coordinates: 38°28′52″N 86°48′43″W / 38.48111°N 86.81194°W / 38.48111; -86.81194Coordinates: 38°28′52″N 86°48′43″W / 38.48111°N 86.81194°W / 38.48111; -86.81194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Township Harbison
Elevation[1] 512 ft (156 m)
ZIP code 47527
Area code(s) 812
FIPS code 18-18802[2]
GNIS feature ID 433738

Dubois Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Harbison Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Dubois Crossroads had its start in the 1920s when a filling station opened at the intersection.[4]

Geography

Dubois Crossroads is located at 38°28′52″N 86°48′43″W / 38.48111°N 86.81194°W / 38.48111; -86.81194.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Dubois Crossroads, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...dates from 1928, when a gas station was established here.


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