- Jefferson, Indiana
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jefferson
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clinton
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Washington
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latd = 40
latm = 16
lats = 46
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longd = 86
longm = 35
longs = 24
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_ft = 860
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postal_code = 46041
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blank_info = 18-37908GR|2
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named_for =Thomas Jefferson Jefferson is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Clinton County,
Indiana . The town is named for U.S. PresidentThomas Jefferson .cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
pages=p. 32]History
Jefferson was one of the earliest settlements in Clinton County, being laid out and platted before 1829 and situated in the most thickly settled part of the county at that point. It early on had a post office, which handled mail bi-weekly, and a store operated by Abner Baker and Aaron Southard which sold supplies both to the early pioneers and to the Indians.Claybaugh, p. 81]
When Clinton County organized in 1830, local landowners led by Abner Baker lobbied for Jefferson to be chosen as the county seat, but its non-central location worked against it. John Pence offered sixty acres of land and $100 for the establishment of the seat at Frankfort, and the commissioners appointed to select the site accepted.Claybaugh, p. 97]
Geography
Jefferson is located at coor dms|40|16|46|N|86|35|24|W|city.
References
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