Coordinates: 39°26′28″N 85°52′37″W / 39.44111°N 85.87694°W / 39.44111; -85.87694

Marietta, Indiana

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Marietta, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°26′28″N 85°52′37″W / 39.44111°N 85.87694°W / 39.44111; -85.87694
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipHendricks
Elevation725 ft (221 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46176
FIPS code18-46782[2]
GNIS feature ID2830533[1]

Marietta is an unincorporated community in Hendricks Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Marietta was platted in 1839.[3] A post office was established at Marietta in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[4] Marietta once contained a high school which was discontinued at an unknown date.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marietta, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 271.
  4. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.