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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Nabb, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Clark County's location in Indiana
NabbLocation in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°36′20″N 85°37′58″W / 38.60556°N 85.63278°W / 38.60556; -85.63278
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark, Scott
Township	Washington, Lexington
Elevation	699 ft (213 m)
Population
• Total	945
• Density	36.00/sq mi (13.90/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47147
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-51984
GNIS feature ID	439925

Nabb is an unincorporated community in Clark and Scott counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Nabb was named for General Nabb, a railroad official.

The community has had two post offices. The first one ran from 1878 to 1881, and the second one ran from 1914 to 1970.

Nabb was hit by an EF4 tornado on March 2, 2012. The tornado came from Marysville, five miles to the east, and proceeded toward Chelsea.

Nabb has a population of around 945 people.

99.6% of the population is white and less than 1% is Hispanic.

Since 2000 the population has grown by 10%

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nabb, Indiana
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for a railroad superintendent, General Nabb.
"Scott County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
"Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
Adam Walser (March 8, 2012). "Nabb cleans up from tornado after it was almost totally wiped out; woman feels blessed, guilty. WHAS11.com Louisville". WHAS11.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012. ...small Southern Indiana community...was pretty much wiped out by an EF4 tornado. Nabb is located in Clark County about five miles east of Marysville.
"Nabb, IN - Places.US.Com". Places. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
"Nabb, IN Overview: Weichert.com". www.weichert.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
Cities	Charlestown Jeffersonville	Map of Indiana highlighting Clark County
Towns	Borden Clarksville Sellersburg Utica
Townships	Bethlehem Carr Charlestown Jeffersonville Monroe Oregon Owen Silver Creek Union Utica Washington Wood
CDPs	Henryville Memphis New Washington Otisco Underwood
Other communities	Arctic Springs Bennettsville Bethlehem Blue Lick Broom Hill Carwood Cementville Hamburg Hibernia Marysville Nabb‡ New Market Oak Park Otto Prather River Ridge Speed Springville Starlight Sunset Village Watson Wilson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Scott County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Scottsburg
Cities	Austin Scottsburg	Map of Indiana highlighting Scott County
Townships	Finley Jennings Johnson Lexington Vienna
CDP	Blocher
Other communities	Albion Goshen Leota Lexington Marshfield Nabb‡ New Frankfort Vienna Wooster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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