Nyesville, Indiana

Nyesville, Indiana
Nyesville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Parke County's location in Indiana
	Nyesville Location in Parke County
	Coordinates: 39°47′04″N 87°10′28″W / 39.78444°N 87.17444°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Township	Washington
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47872
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	440380

Nyesville, also known as Nowlington, is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

Nyesville had it start as a coal town.^[3] It was platted in 1871.^[4] A post office was established at Nyesville in 1872, and remained in operation until 1902.^[5]

Geography

Nyesville is located at 39°47′04″N 87°10′28″W / 39.78444°N 87.17444°W / 39.78444; -87.17444 at an elevation of 715 feet.

Notable people

Mordecai Brown, former Chicago Cubs pitcher and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was born in Nyesville.^[6]
Oscar R. Cauldwell, decorated United States Marine Corps Major general during World War II.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^ "Nyesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 225.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted in 1871...
^ "Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
^ James, Bill (May 11, 2010). The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. Simon & Schuster. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4391-0693-8.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

[GNIS-2] "Nyesville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[3] History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 225.

[4] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted in 1871...

[5] "Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2015.

[6] James, Bill (May 11, 2010). The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. Simon & Schuster. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4391-0693-8.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Parke County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rockville
Towns	Bloomingdale Marshall Mecca Montezuma Rockville Rosedale	Map of Indiana highlighting Parke County
Townships	Adams Florida Greene Howard Jackson Liberty Penn Raccoon Reserve Sugar Creek Union Wabash Washington
CDPs	Bridgeton Judson Lyford
Other communities	Alma Lake Annapolis Arabia Armiesburg Banner Mills Bellmore Bethany Byron Catlin Cincinnati Coloma Coxville Diamond Ferndale Grange Corner Guion Hollandsburg Howard Hudnut Jessup Keytsville‡ Klondyke Leatherwood Lena Lodi Lusks Mills Madalline Mansfield Midway Milligan Minshall New Discovery Numa Nyesville Parkeville Piattsville Pin Hook Rockport Smockville Snow Hill Stumptown Superior Sylvania Tangier Vivalia‡ West Atherton West Melcher West Union
Ghost town	Coke Oven Hollow
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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