Marion | |
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Coordinates: 39°35′18″N 85°45′31″W / 39.58833°N 85.75861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Shelby |
Township | Marion |
Founded by | James Wilson John Sleeth[1] |
Named for | General Francis Marion |
Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46176 |
GNIS feature ID | 2830534[2] |
Marion is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
James Wilson was the first settler in the future Shelby County, raising a cabin there in 1819. In 1820 the New Purchase areas were formally surrendered to the government, and the land was made available for purchase. In 1820 Wilson and a few other settlers traveled to the Government Land Office at Brookville to make good their existing settlement claims.[3] Returning from Brookville, Wilson brought a surveyor. In partnership with John Sleeth, a townsite with streets, alleys and a public square was laid out and platted. This was the first such effort in the future county, which was authorized by the state legislature on 31 December 1821.[1][4] The community was named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War,[4] A post office opened at Marion in 1823.[5] The post office was renamed Noah Post Office in September 1836, and was discontinued in 1902.[6]
Marion once contained a high school which closed in about 1908.[7]