Butlerville, Indiana

Butlerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Jennings County, Indiana|Campbell Township], Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 [United States Census|2010 census] it had a population of 282.

History

The Butlerville post office was established in 1851. An early settler being a former resident of Butlerville, Ohio, caused the name to be selected. Butlerville was legally platted in 1853.
Hannah Milhous Nixon, mother of President [Richard Nixon], was born near Butlerville.
The community was home to Butlerville High School, home of the Bulldogs; which graduated classes from ~1910 thru 1950. Today, the community is serviced by Jennings County High School.

Geography

Butlerville lies along U.S. [Route 50 in Indiana|U.S. Route 50], east-northeast of the town of Vernon, the county seat of Jennings County.
Although Butlerville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47223.
The community is bordered to the west by Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center.