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Shannondale is an unincorporated community in Montgomery and Boone counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Shannondale was platted by Isaiah Lame and George Woods in 1851.[3] Nathan Shannon was an early postmaster.[3] A post office was established at Shannondale in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shannondale, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Beckwith, Hiram Williams; Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. p. 531.
  4. ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2015.