Official Name: | Portersville, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Portersville |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dubois |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Boone |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 38.4994°N -86.9783°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation Ft: | 472 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47546 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-61200[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 441469 |
Portersville is an unincorporated community in Boone Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Portersville was established as a town circa 1818.[3] It is reportedly the oldest town in Dubois County, and was selected as the county seat of Dubois County before it was changed to Jasper.[4] A post office was established at Portersville in 1821, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[5]