Victor, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Victor's imposing railroad trestle
Victor's imposing railroad trestle
Victor is located in Indiana
Victor
Victor
Victor is located in the United States
Victor
Victor
Coordinates: 39°03′39″N 86°34′51″W / 39.06083°N 86.58083°W / 39.06083; -86.58083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipIndian Creek
Elevation
[1]
653 ft (199 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47403
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID445274

Victor is an unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Victor is the home of Victor Oolitic Stone Company, a limestone quarry and limestone fabricator in existence since 1898.[3] A location between near Victor and Harrodsburg on Clear Creek was chosen by Col. John Ketcham for his home and grist mill.[4]

Geography

Victor is approximately 10 miles southeast of Bloomington and 8 miles northeast of Harrodsburg at the junction of W. Milton Road and S. Victor Pike.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Victor, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ Victor Oolitic Stone Company
  4. ↑ "The Ketcham Family. Charles Taylor, descendant". Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2009.


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