Sexton is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
An old variant name of the community was called Hamilton.[1] The community was laid out as Hamilton Station in 1883 as a stop on the railroad.[2]
A post office was established under the name Sexton in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sexton, Indiana
- ^ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 668.
- ^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
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