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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Portersville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°29′58″N 86°58′42″W / 38.49944°N 86.97833°W / 38.49944; -86.97833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDubois
TownshipBoone
Elevation472 ft (144 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code47546
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-61200
GNIS feature ID441469

Portersville is an unincorporated community in Boone Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Portersville was established as a town circa 1818. It is reportedly the oldest town in Dubois County, and was selected as the county seat of Dubois County before it was changed to Jasper. A post office was established at Portersville in 1821, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Portersville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was founded around 1818...
  5. Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Published by the author. pp. 353.
  6. "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
Municipalities and communities of Dubois County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Jasper
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