Newbern, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Newbern, Indiana
Mapsize:	120px
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Bartholomew County
Pushpin Label:	Newbern
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Bartholomew County
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Bartholomew
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Clifty
Coordinates:	39.2353°N -85.7508°W
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation Ft:	682
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47203
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-52506^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	440135

Newbern is an unincorporated town in Clifty Township, Bartholomew County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History

A post office was established at Newbern in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.^[4] Newbern was named after New Bern, North Carolina, the native home of an early settler.^[5]

References

Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
Web site: [{{GNIS3|440135}} Newbern, Indiana ]. . . February 23, 2020.
Web site: Bartholomew County . Jim Forte Postal History . 27 August 2014.
Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 235. ...and named for New Bern, North Carolina, Davis's home..