Atherton, Indiana

Atherton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Atherton is located in Vigo County, Indiana
Atherton
Atherton
location in Vigo County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°36′29″N 87°21′43″W / 39.60806°N 87.36194°W / 39.60806; -87.36194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVigo County
TownshipOtter Creek
Elevation
[1]
528 ft (161 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47874
Area code765
GNIS feature ID430321

Atherton is an unincorporated community at an elevation of 528 feet in northern Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

Atherton was laid out and platted on October 7, 1871. The original plat was signed by Newton Rogers, Sarah A. Denny and Mary J. Rogers. The line of the north part of the plat marked the dividing line between Vigo County and Parke County. The early town was laid out around Atherton's railroad station.[3]

A post office was established at Atherton in 1881 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[4]

West Atherton

This unincorporated community lies in southwestern Florida Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[5] Its name comes from its eponymous location west of Atherton.[6] By 1908 it had 20 platted lots though few, if any, were actually developed.[7] the West Atherton Service Station opened in the community on Route 41 in 1938.[8] Five years later, a pastor drove the five miles from Rosedale west to the community to commit suicide. [9]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Atherton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp. 475–476.
  4. ^ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Summary Report, West Atherton". Geographic Names Information System.
  6. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...as the village is located just west of Atherton.
  7. ^ Standard atlas of Parke County, Indiana (1908)
  8. ^ (24 September 1938). Advertisement for opening of West Atherton Service Station (Mobilgas), Daily Clintonian
  9. ^ "Body of Pastor Found". The Star Press. November 8, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved December 23, 2025.


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