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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Grafton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Grafton is located in IndianaGraftonGraftonShow map of IndianaGrafton is located in the United StatesGraftonGraftonShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°00′05″N 87°57′15″W / 38.00139°N 87.95417°W / 38.00139; -87.95417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
TownshipBlack
Elevation364 ft (111 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code47620
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID435276

Grafton is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Grafton was laid out in 1852 near the site of a gristmill on Big Creek. The community was named after Grafton, Illinois. The Grafton post office closed in 1902.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grafton, Indiana
  2. Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 120.
  3. History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 416.
  4. "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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County seat: Mount Vernon
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