Rapture is an unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Rapture was originally called "White's Settlement", and is one of the oldest communities in Posey County.[2] It was laid out in 1838 by John Cox, and became known as "Winfield", and also "Bugtown".[3] The present name of Rapture may have come from a local horse.[4] Cox Creek runs through the community.[5]
A post office was established at Rapture in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[6]
CNN reported in 2011 that just one person lives in Rapture, where they own a home, rental property and airplane hangar.[7] The airplane landing strip is known as "Bugtown Airport".[8]
Rapture was the setting for Terence Faherty's 1999 novel The Ordained.[9]
Geography
Rapture is located on Indiana State Road 68, between Poseyville and New Harmony.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rapture, Indiana
- ^ Indiana Folklore, Volumes 2-3. Indiana University Research Center for the Language Sciences. 1969. p. 78.
- ^ Leonard, William P. (1882). History and Directory of Posey County. Posey County Historical Society. p. 89.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...for Dr. James Cooper's horse, Rapture.
- ^ "Cox Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Gast, Phil (May 20, 2011). "Rapture, Indiana, Not Sweating Predicted Day of Judgment". CNN.
- ^ "Bugtown Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Grosset, Philip. "Owen Keane". detecs.org. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
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