Official Name: | Farmersville, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Farmersville |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Posey |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Black |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 37.9803°N -87.8961°W |
Elevation Ft: | 423 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47620 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 434406 |
Farmersville is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Farmersville was originally called Yankee Settlement or Yankeetown, and under one of the latter names was settled around the year 1812.[1] The community was originally built up chiefly by New Englanders.[2] A post office was established under the name Farmersville in 1850, and remained in operation until 1902.[3]