Lyonsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Lyonsville is located in Indiana
Lyonsville
Lyonsville
Lyonsville is located in the United States
Lyonsville
Lyonsville
Coordinates: 39°39′09″N 85°03′14″W / 39.65250°N 85.05389°W / 39.65250; -85.05389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
TownshipJennings
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code
47331
FIPS code18-45522[1]
GNIS feature ID438443[2]

Lyonsville is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

History

Lyonsville was originally called Lyons Station. It was renamed Lyonsville in 1916, in order to avoid confusion with Lyons in Greene County.[3]

Abraham Lyons was a pioneer settler in Jennings Township.[4]

Geography

Lyonsville is located at 39°39′09″N 85°03′14″W / 39.65250°N 85.05389°W / 39.65250; -85.05389.

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Lyonsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 255.
  4. ↑ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 187.


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