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Glendale, Daviess County, Indiana is located in Indiana
Glendale, Daviess County, Indiana
Glendale, Daviess County, Indiana
Location in Indiana
Glendale, Daviess County, Indiana is located in the United States
Glendale, Daviess County, Indiana
Glendale, Daviess County, Indiana
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Indiana
County Daviess
Township Harrison
Elevation
528 ft (161 m)
ZIP code
47558
FIPS code 18-27864
GNIS feature ID 452512

Glendale is a small, quiet place in Daviess County, Indiana. It's known as an "unincorporated community." This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a town or city with its own local government. Instead, it's part of a larger area called Harrison Township.

History of Glendale

Glendale has a simple but interesting history. Back in 1866, a post office was opened here. In its early days, the name was sometimes spelled "Glen Dale." A post office is a place where people can send and receive mail. It was a very important part of daily life before emails and phones were common.

This post office served the community for many years. However, it eventually closed down in 1907. Glendale was given its name because it was similar to another place called Glendale, Ohio.

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