Chambersburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Chambersburg is located in Indiana
Chambersburg
Chambersburg
Chambersburg is located in the United States
Chambersburg
Chambersburg
Coordinates: 38°31′05″N 86°23′32″W / 38.51806°N 86.39222°W / 38.51806; -86.39222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipPaoli
Elevation
[1]
656 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47454
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID450763[1]

Chambersburg is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Chambersburg was laid out in 1840 by Samuel Chambers, who named it for himself.[2] The community was a station on the Underground Railroad.[3]

A post office was established at Chambersburg in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chambersburg, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-253-14167-2.
  3. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 385.
  4. ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 4, 2017.


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