Patricksburg, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Patricksburg is an unincorporated community
in eastern Marion Township
, Owen County
, Indiana
, United States
. It lies along State Road 246
west of the city of Spencer
, the county seat
of Owen County. Its elevation is 715 feet (218 m), and it is located at 39°18′56"N 86°57′33"W (39.3155987, -86.9591770). Although Patricksburg is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 47455.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in eastern Marion Township
Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana
Marion Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,004.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Denmark at * Hickory...
, Owen County
Owen County, Indiana
Owen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1920. As of 2010, the population was 21,575...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies along State Road 246
Indiana State Road 246
State Road 246 is an east–west road in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana.-Route description:State Road 246 begins in the small town of Prairie Creek at State Road 63. Going east, it crosses U.S. Route 41 just north of Farmersburg...
west of the city of Spencer
Spencer, Indiana
Spencer is a town in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Owen County.Spencer is part of the Bloomington, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Owen County. Its elevation is 715 feet (218 m), and it is located at 39°18′56"N 86°57′33"W (39.3155987, -86.9591770). Although Patricksburg is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 47455.