Saint Louis Crossing is an unincorporated town in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
The town was laid out at crossing on the Columbus & Shelbyville Railroad[3] outside of Old Saint Louis, hence the name.[4] A post office was established in 1862, and was discontinued in 1974.[5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Louis Crossing, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Redfield & Logan's Columbus & Indianapolis Central Railway Business Guide, and Western Gazetteer of Indiana and Ohio for. Redfield & Logan. 1866. p. 42.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...on the railroad west of Saint Louis (now Old Saint Louis) for which it was named.
- ^ "Bartholomew County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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