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Rock Hill, Indiana

Rock Hill, Indiana
Rock Hill is located in Indiana
Rock Hill
Rock Hill
Rock Hill is located in the United States
Rock Hill
Rock Hill
Coordinates: 37°56′42″N 87°02′24″W / 37.94500°N 87.04000°W / 37.94500; -87.04000
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
TownshipOhio
Elevation387 ft (118 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47635
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID442201

Rock Hill is an unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, United States.[2]

History

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The community took its name from a nearby rock formation.[3]

Ellwood Cubberley, an American educator and eugenicist, began his teaching career in Rock Hill's one room schoolhouse in the 19th century.[4]

The Rock Hill school operated until 1923. Thereafter, students attended school in Silverdale, Indiana.[5]

Geography

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Rock Hill is located at 37°56′42″N 87°02′24″W / 37.94500°N 87.04000°W / 37.94500; -87.04000.

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rock Hill, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for an outcrop of rock...
  4. ^ Steffes, Tracy L. (2010). "Cubberley, Ellwood (1868-1941)". In Hunt, Thomas C.; Carper, James C.; Lasley, Thomas J.; Raisch, C. Daniel (eds.). Encyclopedia of educational reform and dissent. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-4129-5664-2.
  5. ^ "Rock Hill". Rockport Democrat. Rockport, IN. May 4, 1923. p. 8. The Rock Hill school closed last Friday. The patrons gave the teachers and pupils a fine dinner. This will be the last school at this place as we will attend the new school at Silverdale.