Dudleytown, Indiana

For other uses, see Dudleytown (disambiguation).

Dudleytown is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

Dudleytown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°50′59″N 85°53′59″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jackson
Township	Washington
Elevation [1]	604 ft (184 m)
ZIP code	47274
FIPS code	18-18856[2]
GNIS feature ID	433752[1]

History

Dudleytown was laid out in 1837 by James Dudley, and named for him.^[3] It was the third town platted in Jackson County. Dudleytown was settled as a center for trade in the Washington Township area. It was then located on a heavily traveled thoroughfare between Louisville and Indianapolis.