Scircleville, Indiana facts for kids

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Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Scircleville, Indiana Location in Clinton County, Indiana Show map of Clinton County, Indiana Scircleville, Indiana Location in Indiana Show map of Indiana Scircleville, Indiana Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Township	Johnson Township
Named for	George Adam Scircle
Elevation	929 ft (283 m)
FIPS code	18-68364
GNIS feature ID	2830345

Scircleville is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana. Scircleville was named in honor of George Scircle.

History

Scircleville was platted in 1873 by George Adam Scircle and became a small local trade center. Josiah Drake opened its first general store and John Scircle the first drug store. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Scircleville was home to a number of lodges and fraternal organizations including the GAR, Odd Fellows, Red Men and Masons.

The Scircleville post office was established in 1875.

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