Gwynneville, Indiana
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Gwynneville is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Hanover Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
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History

Gwynneville was
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ted in 1881, and named after O'Brien Gynne, a local businessman and landowner. A post office opened at Gwynneville in 1881. Gwynneville had its own high school until the school was discontinued around 1918.


References

Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Indianapolis metropolitan area {{ShelbyCountyIN-geo-stub