Whitesville, Indiana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Whitesville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Whitesville, Indiana Location in Montgomery County, Indiana
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Union
Elevation	873 ft (266 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47968
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-84032
GNIS feature ID	445979

Whitesville is a small place in Montgomery County, Indiana, in the United States. It is known as an "unincorporated community."

What is Whitesville?

Whitesville is an unincorporated community. This means it is a group of homes and businesses that is not officially a city or town. It does not have its own local government. Instead, it is part of a larger area called a township. Whitesville is located in Union Township.

Where is Whitesville?

Whitesville is found in the state of Indiana. It is in the central part of the state. The area is about 873 feet (266 meters) above sea level. This means it is higher than many other places.

History of Whitesville

Whitesville has a bit of history tied to how people communicated long ago.

• A post office was opened in Whitesville in 1852.
• A post office was a place where people could send and receive letters and packages.
• Joseph S. White was one of the first people in charge of the post office. He was called the postmaster.
• The post office stayed open for many years. It closed down in 1919.