Rigdon is an unincorporated community in Grant and Madison counties, Indiana, United States.
Rigdon, Indiana | |
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  Rigdon  Rigdon | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′44″N 85°47′11″W / 40.37889°N 85.78639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| Counties | Grant, Madison |
| Townships | Green, Liberty, Duck Creek, Boone |
| Elevation | 896 ft (273 m) |
| ZIP code | 46036 |
| FIPS code | 18-64476[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 442008[1] |
History edit
Rigdon was named for Dr. Pryor Rigdon, a local resident.[3] The community had a post office between 1855 and 1912.[4]
Geography edit
Rigdon is located on the Grant and Madison County line. It sits at the quadripoint of four townships: Green and Liberty townships in Grant County, comprising the northern half of the community, and Duck Creek and Boone townships in Madison County, covering the southern half of the community.
Notable people edit
- Willard Gemmill, justice of the Indiana Supreme Court[5]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rigdon, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Forkner, John La Rue (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 349.
- ^ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page.
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