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For the unincorporated community in Parke County, see Cincinnati, Parke County, Indiana.
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Cincinnati, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Cincinnati, Indiana is located in Indiana
Cincinnati, Indiana
Cincinnati, Indiana
Location in Indiana
Cincinnati, Indiana is located in the United States
Cincinnati, Indiana
Cincinnati, Indiana
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Indiana
County Greene
Township Center
Elevation
827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code
47424
FIPS code 18-12682
GNIS feature ID 432522

Cincinnati is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Cincinnati in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. According to tradition, the community was named when a visitor told the innkeeper that the surrounding hills and whiskey made him picture his home in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Geography

Cincinnati is located at 39°01′12″N 86°43′44″W / 39.02000°N 86.72889°W / 39.02000; -86.72889.


Education

Cincinnati has a public library, a branch of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Bloomfield Public Library. Eastern Greene High School is also located in Cincinnati, despite having a Bloomfield address.

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