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Farnsworth, Indiana
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Sullivan County's location in Indiana
FarnsworthLocation in Sullivan County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°05′57″N 87°19′18″W / 39.09917°N 87.32167°W / 39.09917; -87.32167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Sullivan
Township	Cass
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47882
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	452895

Farnsworth was a former town in Cass Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Extensive strip mining in the area caused the town of Farnsworth to become extinct.

A post office was established at Farnsworth in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.

Geography

Farnsworth is located at 39°05′57″N 87°19′18″W / 39.09917°N 87.32167°W / 39.09917; -87.32167.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
2. "Farnsworth (historical), Township of Cass, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States". mindat.
3. "Cass Township, Farnsworth, Dugger, Calidonia". Historic Map Works.
4. "A history of Sullivan County, Indiana, closing of the first century's history of the county, and showing the growth of its people, institutions, industries and wealth" (PDF). Internet Archive.
5. "Farnsworth, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
6. "Sullivan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Sullivan County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Sullivan
Cities	Sullivan
Towns	Carlisle Dugger Farmersburg Hymera Merom Shelburn
Townships	Cass Curry Fairbanks Gill Haddon Hamilton Jackson Jefferson Turman
CDPs	Cass Fairbanks Graysville Lewis‡ New Lebanon Paxton Pleasantville
Other communities	Baker Baldridge Benefiel Corner Bucktown Curryville Dodds Bridge East Shelburn Gambill Gilmour‡ Glendora Greenville Hawton Jackson Hill Jericho Massacre Merom Station Riverton Riverview Scotchtown Scott City Shiloh Standard Stringtown Wilfred
Ghost towns	Caledonia Farnsworth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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