Coxton, Indiana

Coxton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Coxton is located in Indiana
Coxton
Coxton
Coxton is located in the United States
Coxton
Coxton
Coordinates: 38°49′46″N 86°33′40″W / 38.82944°N 86.56111°W / 38.82944; -86.56111
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLawrence
TownshipIndian Creek
Elevation
[1]
512 ft (156 m)
ZIP code
47421
FIPS code18-15550[2]
GNIS feature ID450811[1]

Coxton is an unincorporated community in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

Geography

Coxton lies 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Bedford, the county seat of Lawrence County.[3] It was formerly on the Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway.[4][5]

History

Coxton had its start by the building of the railroad through that territory. The village began as a railway station.[6] Coxton was the stop between Williams and Bedford.[7]

A post office was established at Coxton in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[8]

The Coxton School was a one-room schoolhouse serving first through eighth grade students,[9] and was one of several in Indian Creek Township (others included Tripleten, Pierce, and Pace School).[10] The school was open circa 1915,[11] and was closed ("discontinued") in 1930.[10][9]

Coxton's population was 30 in 1940.[3] By the 1990s, Coxton was considered an abandoned community.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coxton, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 269.
  4. ^ "Map of Chicago, Terre Haute and Southeastern Railway". Indiana Historical Society. 1910. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "Standard Map Series of Indiana" (PDF). Standard Map Company. 1919. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  6. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was established as a railroad station.
  7. ^ Burns, Andrew J.; Allen, Edwin Stevens; Allen, William Frederick, eds. (1919). The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada and Cuba. New York, NY: National Railway Publication Company. p. 671.
  8. ^ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Indiana School Directory. Indianapolis, IN: State of Indiana Department of Public Instruction. 1930. p. 156.
  10. ^ a b Guthrie, James Mitchell (1958). Thirty Three Years in the History of Lawrence County, Indiana, 1884-1917. Greenfield, IN: Mitchell-Fleming Printers. p. 155.
  11. ^ "Coxton". Bedford Weekly Mail. Bedford, IN. September 10, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  12. ^ Parsons, Claude (October 31, 1997). "Abandoned Towns". Bedford Times-Mail. Bedford, IN.
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