Reelsville, Indiana

Summary

Reelsville is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along local roads just north of U.S. Route 40, southwest of the city of Greencastle, the county seat of Putnam County.[2] Although Reelsville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46171.[3]

Reelsville, Indiana
Reelsville is located in Indiana
Reelsville
Reelsville
Reelsville is located in the United States
Reelsville
Reelsville
Coordinates: 39°33′27″N 86°58′1″W / 39.55750°N 86.96694°W / 39.55750; -86.96694
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPutnam
TownshipWashington
Elevation702 ft (214 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46171
Area code765
GNIS feature ID441866[1]

History edit

Reelsville was laid out in 1852 by John Reel, and named for him.[4] A post office has been in operation at Reelsville since 1852.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reelsville, Indiana
  2. ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 179.
  5. ^ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.