Slabtown is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

Slabtown
Slabtown is located in Indiana
Slabtown
Slabtown
Slabtown is located in the United States
Slabtown
Slabtown
Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 85°24′05″W / 39.27833°N 85.40139°W / 39.27833; -85.40139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipMarion
Elevation978 ft (298 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-70030[2]
GNIS feature ID443589[1]

History

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Slabs used to lay plank roads were manufactured here, hence the name.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slabtown, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Slabs, some of them used to build roads, were cut at the local sawmill...