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Hovey, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°53′32″N 87°56′31″W / 37.89222°N 87.94194°W / 37.89222; -87.94194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Posey
Township	Point
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47620
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	436531

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

History

A post office was established at Hovey in 1881, and remained in operation until 1902. The community was named after a family of settlers.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hovey, Indiana
2. "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for a local family.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
City	Mount Vernon
Towns	Cynthiana Griffin New Harmony Poseyville
Townships	Bethel Black Center Harmony Lynn Marrs Point Robb Robinson Smith
CDPs	Blairsville Parkers Settlement Saint Wendel‡ Stewartsville Wadesville
Other communities	Barrett Bufkin Caborn Erwin Farmersville Grafton Hepburn Heusler Hovey Lippe Marrs Center New Baltimore Oak Grove Oliver Philip Station Prairie Rapture Saint Philip Savah Solitude Springfield Upton West Franklin
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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