Shields, Indiana

Shields, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Shields is located in Indiana
Shields
Shields
Location within Indiana
Shields is located in the United States
Shields
Shields
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°54′57″N 86°00′12″W / 38.91583°N 86.00333°W / 38.91583; -86.00333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
TownshipHamilton
Elevation
551 ft (168 m)
ZIP code
47274
FIPS code18-69444
GNIS feature ID443375

Shields was an unincorporated village in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It is the site of the Shields' Mill Covered Bridge, a National Register of Historic Places-listed property.

History

Shields was laid out in 1866 by L. L. and William H. Shields, and named for them. A post office was established at Shields in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shields, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 369.
  4. ↑ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)