Central, Indiana

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History

The town of Central was plotted by William Smith in 1890.[1] It originally contained fifteen lots, two parallel streets covering Script error: No such module "convert". of land.

The church in the center of town was deeded its land from Charles Kopp in 1882. The original church then deeded in turn to the Missionary Society of the Churches of Christ in 1907.

Longbottom-Hardsaw, a business operating in Central, was built in 1947 on the corner of Central Drive SW and Heth Washington Road SW.

A Dollar General store is located at the northwest corner of State Road 135 and Heth Washington Road SW.

The Central Post office was operated from 1879 until 1999 when the area was taken over by the Mauckport and Corydon Post Offices.

Central had its own school from 1900 to 1945 when it was absorbed into the South Harrison Consolidated School District.

Geography and Location

Central is located around the intersection of Heth Washington Road SW and Central Drive SW south of Corydon, north of Mauckport, and east of New Amsterdam.

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