Thales, Indiana

Thales
Unincorporated community
Thales
Thales
Coordinates: 38°30′37″N 86°47′55″W / 38.51028°N 86.79861°W / 38.51028; -86.79861Coordinates: 38°30′37″N 86°47′55″W / 38.51028°N 86.79861°W / 38.51028; -86.79861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dubois
Township Harbison
Elevation[1] 693 ft (211 m)
ZIP code 47527
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 451555

Thales is an unincorporated community in Harbison Township, Dubois County, Indiana, in the United States.[2]

History

Thales was known as Hickory Grove until 1895.[3]

A post office was established under the name Hickory Grove in 1879, and was discontinued in 1887.[4] Another post office named Thales opened in 1895, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[5]

Geography

Thales is located at 38°30′37″N 86°47′55″W / 38.51028°N 86.79861°W / 38.51028; -86.79861.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Thales, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  3. ↑ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. p. 349.
  4. ↑ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dubois County Page 2". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.


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