Lyonsville, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°39′09″N 85°03′14″W / 39.65250°N 85.05389°W / 39.65250; -85.05389CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFayetteTownshipJenningsElevation876 ft (267 m)ZIP code
47331
FIPS code18-45522[2]GNIS feature ID438443[1]

Lyonsville is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

History

Lyonsville was originally called Lyons Station. It was renamed Lyonsville in 1916, in order to avoid confusion with Lyons in Greene County.[3]

Abraham Lyons was a pioneer settler in Jennings Township.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lyonsville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 255.
  4. ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 187.
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