Boxley, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Boxley is located in Indiana
Boxley
Boxley
Boxley is located in the United States
Boxley
Boxley
Coordinates: 40°10′04″N 86°10′45″W / 40.16778°N 86.17917°W / 40.16778; -86.17917
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHamilton
TownshipAdams
Elevation
[1]
922 ft (281 m)
ZIP code
46069
FIPS code18-06904[2]
GNIS feature ID2830393[1]

Boxley is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.

History

Boxley was laid out in 1836 by Addison and Thomas P. Boxley.[3] The first store in Adams Township, and the first post office, were established in Boxley.[4] The post office at Boxley was established in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boxley, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. pp. 257–258.
  4. ↑ Helm, Thomas B. (1880). History of Hamilton County, Indiana, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. Unigraphic. p. 106.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.


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