Stearleyville, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stearleyville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clay County, Indiana.
Stearleyville | |
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Coordinates: 39°26′42″N 87°03′41″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clay |
Township | Jackson |
Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
ZIP code | 47840 |
FIPS code | 18-72854[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 444104 |
The townsite of Stearleyville was founded by George Stearley, the son of German immigrants Johann (John) and Rosanna Burkhardt Stierle from Pfuhl, Neu-Ulm, Bavaria who emigrated to Clay County in 1856.[3] George Steraley served as Clay County sheriff. In this family there were six sons: George, William, John, Fred, Charles and Tobias, and one daughter, Rose. There was a railroad depot, store, church and several dwellings. A blacksmith shop was started by George Stearley II, then operated by his brother Roy. A post office was established at Stearleyville in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[4]
By 1900, there were so many descendants of the Stearleys in the area, it prompted a local saying that "Clay County was made up of Stearleys and Ragweeds".[5]
Today this area is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.