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词条 Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana
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  3. References

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}}Geneva is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Geneva was platted in 1853.[4] The community took its name after Geneva, in Switzerland.[5] An old variant name of the community was called Sulphur Hill.[6]

A post office was established under the name Sulphur Hill in 1836, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[7]

Geography

Geneva is located at {{coord|39|23|30|N|85|43|12|W|type:city}}, about 7 miles south west of St Paul, on East Vandalia Road.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2016-11-06|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite gnis|435013|Geneva, Shelby County, Indiana|2009-10-17}}
4. ^{{cite book|last=Chadwick|first=Edward H.|title=Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N080AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA97|year=1909|publisher=B.F. Bowen|page=97}}
5. ^{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=143|quote=...named for the Swiss city.}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:435013,31631441,Sulphur%20Hill|title=USGS detail on Geneva - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-11-08}}
7. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Shelby&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Shelby County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=November 8, 2016}}
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