Rileysburg, Indiana

Rileysburg
Unincorporated community
The old Rileysburg grain elevator
Vermillion County's location in Indiana
Rileysburg Rileysburg's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 40°06′15″N 87°31′33″W / 40.10417°N 87.52583°WCoordinates: 40°06′15″N 87°31′33″W / 40.10417°N 87.52583°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion County
Township	Highland Township
Elevation[1]	198 m (650 ft)
ZIP code	47932
GNIS feature ID	442041

Rileysburg is a small unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2] The town is served by the post office in Covington in nearby Fountain County. The county seat is located in Newport.

History

A post office was established at Rileysburg in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.^[3] The town plat was officially filed in 1904.^[4]

Geography

Rileysburg is located in the far northwest part of the county, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Interstate 74 and about .25 miles (0.40 km) east of the Indiana-Illinois state line. A CSX Transportation railway runs northwest through town toward Danville, Illinois. Coal Branch Creek, which flows south through the county to the Vermilion River, has its head near Rileysburg.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
2. "Rileysburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
3. "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was platted on June 4, 1904.