Prince William is an unincorporated community in Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana.
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 Carroll County's location in Indiana | |
  Prince William Location in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′32″N 86°34′23″W / 40.44222°N 86.57306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Township | Democrat |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| ZIP code | 46065 |
| FIPS code | 18-62075[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 441601[1] |
Prince William was one of two initial villages when the township was organized in May 1835.[3] It was named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[4] The Prince William post office was discontinued in 1881.[5]
History edit
Prince William, Indiana was founded in 1837 by Benjamin Ashba(Ashby). Prince William and Lexington were the major towns of Democrat Township until the 1870s.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prince William, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Carroll County township histories". Roots Web. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (PDF).
- ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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