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Unincorporated community
Approaching Cornettsville from the west
Cornettsville, Indiana Location in Indiana Show map of Indiana Cornettsville, Indiana Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Daviess
Township	Bogard
Elevation	495 ft (151 m)
ZIP code	47568
FIPS code	18-15148
GNIS feature ID	432986

Cornettsville is an unincorporated community in Bogard Township, Daviess County, Indiana, United States.

History

Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.

Cornettsville was laid out in 1875. It was named for one of its founders, Samuel Cornett. A post office was established at Cornettsville in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.

The town's name was to be decided by which family was the largest in number at that time. The Cornett family and Myers families were the largest. The Cornetts won by one person.

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