Butlerville | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location of Butlerville in Jennings County, Indiana. |
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Location of Butlerville in Jennings County, Indiana. | |
Coordinates: 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W / 39.03444°N 85.51278°WCoordinates: 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W / 39.03444°N 85.51278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jennings |
Township | Campbell |
Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
ZIP code | 47223 |
GNIS feature ID | 431906 |
Butlerville is an unincorporated census-designated place in central Campbell Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States.
The Butlerville post office was established in 1851. An early settler being a former resident of Butlerville, Ohio, caused the name to be selected. Butlerville was legally platted in 1853.
Hannah Milhous Nixon, mother of President Richard Nixon, was born near Butlerville.
Butlerville lies along U.S. Route 50 east-northeast of the town of Vernon, the county seat of Jennings County.
Its elevation is 807 feet (246 m), and it is located at 39°2′4″N 85°30′46″W / 39.03444°N 85.51278°W (39.0344983, -85.5127432). Although Butlerville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47223.
Amos Butler sterilized prisoners and the handicapped at nearby mental hospital. Town named after him