Grantsburg,_Indiana

Grantsburg, Indiana

Grantsburg, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Grantsburg is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Union Township, Crawford County, Indiana.

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History

Grantsburg was laid out in 1854.[3]

The Grantsburg post office (spelled Grantsburgh in early years) was established in 1854.[4] John V. Grant was an early postmaster.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grantsburg, Indiana
  2. [2]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 60.
  4. [4]
    "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  5. [5]
    Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. John V. Grant was the third postmaster.


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