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Cherryvale is an unincorporated community in Vigo and Clay counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

Cherryvale was not formally laid out or platted.[2] A post office was established at Cherryvale in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3]

Geography

Cherryvale is located in western Clay County adjacent to the Vigo-Clay county line approximately one mile north of I-70.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherryvale, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...this village, located on the Clay-Vigo county line, was never laid out.
  3. ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Staunton, IN, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1958 (1990 rev.)