McCutchanville, Indiana

McCutchanville
—  Unincorporated town  —
McCutchanville
Coordinates: 38°03′51″N 87°31′28″W / 38.06417°N 87.52444°W / 38.06417; -87.52444Coordinates: 38°03′51″N 87°31′28″W / 38.06417°N 87.52444°W / 38.06417; -87.52444
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vanderburgh
Township	Center & Scott
Founder	Scottish/ Irish immigrants
Named for	Samuel McCutchan
Elevation	495 ft (151 m)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47725
Area code(s)	812
GNIS feature ID	438847[1]

McCutchanville is an unincorporated town located in both Center and Scott Townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. McCutchanville was established in 1845 and is named for Samuel McCutchan, a Scottish/Irish immigrant who was the first postmaster for the area^[2].

Geography

McCutchanville is located at 38°04′58″N 87°33′02″W / 38.08278°N 87.55056°W / 38.08278; -87.55056.

History

McCutchanville was first settled by Scottish and Irish immigrants in the early 19th century. In 1845, Samuel McCutchan became the Post Master of the communities first post office. This led to the community being called McCutchanville.

McCutchanville was also the childhood home to Annie Fellows Johnston, American author of The Little Colonel series. Annie died on October 5, 1931 and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Evansville, Indiana^[3]. The Little Colonel series was later adapted into a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by David Butler that starred Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge, Bill Robinson, and Hattie McDaniel.

Famous residents

• Albion Fellows Bacon- Reformer and Writer
• Annie Fellows Johnston- Author

References

1. ^ "McCutchanville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:438847. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
2. ^ Historic Southern Indiana
3. ^ Annie Fellows Johnston Biography

External links

• McCutchanville Journal