Huron, Indiana

Huron, Indiana
Census-designated place
Huron is located in Indiana
Huron
Huron
Huron is located in the United States
Huron
Huron
Coordinates: 38°43′16″N 86°40′15″W / 38.72111°N 86.67083°W / 38.72111; -86.67083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLawrence
TownshipSpice Valley
Elevation
[1]
564 ft (172 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47446
Area code812
GNIS feature ID2830451[1]

Huron is a Census-designated place in Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Huron was platted in 1859.[2] It was named after Huron, Ohio.[3] On September 16, 1861, during the American Civil War, a train carrying 600 Illinois Union soldiers crashed into a creek near Huron, killing or injuring 100-150 soldiers.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huron, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 53.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...renamed for Huron, Ohio, by settlers...
  4. ^ "Evansville Disasters - Harold Morgan John Baburnich Indiana Evansvilee History Boneyard".