Prince William
Unincorporated community
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Prince William is located in Carroll County, Indiana
Prince William
Prince William
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°26′32″N 86°34′23″W / 40.44222°N 86.57306°W / 40.44222; -86.57306
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
TownshipDemocrat
Elevation
[1]
722 ft (220 m)
ZIP code
46065
FIPS code18-62075[2]
GNIS feature ID441601[1]

Prince William is an unincorporated community in Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana.

Prince William was one of two initial villages when the township was organized in May 1835.[3] It was named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[4] The Prince William post office was discontinued in 1881.[5]

History

Prince William, Indiana was founded in 1837 by Benjamin Ashba(Ashby). Prince William and Lexington were the major towns of Democrat Township until the 1870s.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prince William, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Carroll County township histories". Roots Web. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (PDF).
  5. ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.


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