Loafers Station, Indiana

Loafers Station, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Loafers Station is located in Indiana
Loafers Station
Loafers Station
Loafers Station is located in the United States
Loafers Station
Loafers Station
Coordinates: 38°07′32″N 87°07′04″W / 38.12556°N 87.11778°W / 38.12556; -87.11778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarrick
TownshipPigeon
Elevation
[1]
492 ft (150 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47537
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID438194

Loafers Station was a community in Pigeon Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Also known as Louisville, the community was a sizable village in 1820 and was often visited by a young Abraham Lincoln. The community had a Baptist Church, and in 1884 was reported to contain two saloons, a post office, a store, and a mill, as well as a dozen homes. That same year, railroad construction bypassed Loafer's Station and went through Tennyson, Indiana, instead, leading to the abandonment of Loafer's Station. By 1927, none of the building's villages were still standing.[3]

Geography

Loafers Station was located at 38°07′32″N 87°07′04″W / 38.12556°N 87.11778°W / 38.12556; -87.11778.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  2. ^ "Loafers Station, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. ^ Owen, Ernest W. (April 22, 1927). "Judge Lindsey Recalls Days at Loafer's Station". Boonville Enquirer.