Wickliffe
Unincorporated community
Wickliffe is located in Crawford County, Indiana
Wickliffe
Wickliffe
Coordinates: 38°22′06″N 86°38′28″W / 38.36833°N 86.64111°W / 38.36833; -86.64111
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCrawford
TownshipPatoka
Elevation
[1]
725 ft (221 m)
ZIP code
47116
FIPS code18-84140[2]
GNIS feature ID451625[1]

Wickliffe is an unincorporated community in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana.

History

Wickliffe had a post office between 1842 and 1952.[3] According to one source, it was named for John Wycliffe.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wickliffe, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 348. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the name is for John Wickliffe (or Wycliffe), English religious reformer...


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