Heltonville,_Indiana

Heltonville, Indiana

Heltonville, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Heltonville is a Census-designated place in Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States.

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History

Heltonville was platted in 1845.[3] It was named for its founder, Andrew Helton, who had opened a store at the site some time before 1839.[4] The Heltonville post office was established in 1846.[5]

Education

Heltonville Elementary School, a school for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, educates approximately 100 students per year. In 2013, Heltonville Elementary received a rating of "1" out of 5 by the Indiana Department of Education.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heltonville, Indiana
  2. [2]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. [3]
    History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 59.
  4. [4]
    History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 171.
  5. [5]
    "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  6. [6]
    "2013 A-F School Grade Results". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved June 9, 2014.


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