Stone Head, Indiana

Stone Head
Unincorporated community

The namesake stone head

Brown County's location in Indiana
Stone Head

Location in Brown County

Coordinates: 39°07′48″N 86°09′32″W / 39.13000°N 86.15889°W / 39.13000; -86.15889Coordinates: 39°07′48″N 86°09′32″W / 39.13000°N 86.15889°W / 39.13000; -86.15889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Brown
Township Van Buren
Elevation[1] 581 ft (177 m)
ZIP code 47201
FIPS code 18-73448[2]
GNIS feature ID 444206

Stone Head is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.

History

Stone Head was named after the historic 1851 mile marker sculpture in the shape of a head.[3] Stone Head contained a post office from 1890 until 1891.[4]

Kissing the stone head is said to bring good luck.[5]

The Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[6]

Geography

Stone Head is located at 39°07′48″N 86°09′32″W / 39.13000°N 86.15889°W / 39.13000; -86.15889.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Wissing, Douglas (2001). Indiana. Globe Pequot Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-56044-906-5.
  4. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Wolfsie, Dick (10 November 2009). Indiana Curiosities, 3rd: Quirky characters, roadside oddities & other offbeat stuff. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-7627-6161-6.
  6. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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