Taswell is a census-designated place in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana, located on State Road 64 west of the county seat of English.
History
A post office was established at Taswell in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996.[2] It was intended that the community be named for the Laswell family of settlers, but when the postal authorities misspelled the name Taswell, the new name stuck.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taswell, Indiana
- ^ "Crawford County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...for the local Laswell family, but through a clerical error...
External links
Media related to Taswell, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
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