Floyds Knobs, Indiana

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Floyds Knobs
Floyds Knobs
Coordinates: 38°19′28″N 85°52′25″W / 38.32444, -85.87361
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Township	Lafayette
Elevation [1]	771 ft (235 m)
ZIP code	47119
FIPS code	18-23800[2]
GNIS feature ID	434618

Floyds Knobs is a small unincorporated town in Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana. Historically a farming community on the outskirts of New Albany, it has since become a bedroom community for Louisville, Kentucky, containing subdivisions, farms, small shopping centers and churches.

[edit] History

The town was named after Colonel Davis Floyd.^[3] James Moore built a gristmill here in 1815. The word "knobs" comes from the local terrain. As one approaches Floyds Knobs from the southeast, The Knobstone or Siltstone Escarpment rises 400-500 feet above the Ohio River floodplain along the northwestern edge of New Albany, Indiana. The eroded hills along the edge of this plateau, called knobs, are the eastern edge of the Norman Upland geologic area of Indiana. ^[4]

Historically, the commercial center of the community was at the intersection of Scottsville Road and Paoli Pike, (Old U.S. Highway 150) along the primary route from New Albany to Paoli Indiana. However, the new Highway 150 exit off Interstate 64 has resulted in substantial commercial and residential development west of the historic center.

[edit] Geography

Floyds Knobs is located at 38°19′28″N, 85°52′25″W, four miles northwest of the Ohio River and downtown New Albany.

[edit] References

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ "From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History" by Ronald Baker
4. ^ Landscapes of Indiana

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