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词条 Peerless, Indiana
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  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. References

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Peerless is an unincorporated community in Marshall Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

History

Peerless was platted in 1891.[3] It took its name after a nearby quarry of the same name.[4] A post office opened at Peerless in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1932.[5]

Geography

Peerless is located at {{coord|38|55|28|N|86|30|12|W|type:city}}.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
3. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVM0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA206#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | year=1914 | pages=206}}
4. ^{{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=258|quote=...named for the local Peerless quarry.}}
5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Lawrence&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Lawrence County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=31 December 2014}}
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2 : Unincorporated communities in Lawrence County, Indiana|Unincorporated communities in Indiana

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