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Buchanan, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°12′58″N 85°53′58″W / 38.21618°N 85.89941°W / 38.21618; -85.89941
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Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

History

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The community was named for James Buchanan by an admirer of the president.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buchanan, Indiana
  2. ^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 259.

38°12′58″N 85°53′58″W / 38.21618°N 85.89941°W / 38.21618; -85.89941