Chambersburg is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Chambersburg was laid out in 1840 by Samuel Chambers, who named it for himself.[2] The community was a station on the Underground Railroad.[3]
A post office was established at Chambersburg in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chambersburg, Indiana
- ^ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-253-14167-2.
- ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 385.
- ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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