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Ethel, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°24′13″N 86°31′28″W / 38.40361°N 86.52444°W / 38.40361; -86.52444
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Orange
Township	Greenfield
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47118
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	450895

Ethel is an unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Ethel in 1891, and remained in operation until 1939. Ethel Hollen, an early postmaster, gave the community her name.

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ethel, Indiana
2. "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
3. Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 54.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Paoli
Towns	French Lick Orleans Paoli West Baden Springs
Townships	French Lick Greenfield Jackson Northeast Northwest Orangeville Orleans Paoli Southeast Stampers Creek
CDP	Prospect
Other communities	Abydel Bacon Bonds Bromer Chambersburg Ethel Fargo Greenbrier Hindostan Leipsic Lost River Millersburg Newton Stewart Orangeville Pearsontown Pine Valley Pumpkin Center Rego Roland Scarlet Stampers Creek Syria Trotter Crossing Turleys Valeene Woodlawn Grove Youngs Creek
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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