Nineveh is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Nineveh Township, Johnson County, Indiana Nineveh Township is one of nine Township (United States), townships in Johnson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,987 and it contained 1,688 housing units. Nineveh Township took its name from Nineveh Creek. Geography Ac ...

, United States. Nineveh took its name from

Nineveh Creek Nineveh Creek is a stream in Johnson and Bartholomew counties, Indiana, in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a fed ...

, which in turn is named after Nineveh Berry, a hunter who fell into the creek while hunting for deer. The town also has the Cordry-Sweetwater branch library. Scenes from the film '' Hoosiers'' were shot in the old Nineveh Elementary School, which was renamed "Hickory High School" for the film. Nineveh's last class of students attended here during the filming of the film in 1985, after which they relocated to

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to consolidate at Indian Creek Elementary School. The old school was lost to a fire just a few years after it was closed for consolidation.

Notable people

William Merritt Chase William Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849October 25, 1916) was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later became the Parsons School of Design. ...

, painter *

Cliff Griffith Cliff Griffith (February 6, 1916 in Nineveh, Indiana – January 23, 1996 in Rochester, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. Griffith served in the United States Army during the Second World War. Griffith drove in the AAA and USAC Champio ...

, Indy car driver *

Harry McQuinn Harry Thomas McQuinn (December 13, 1905 – January 1, 1986 ) was an American racing driver active in the 1930s and 1940s. Racing career Born in Nineveh, Indiana, McQuinn raced in a Bob Wilke/Leader Card-sponsored midget car owned by the M ...

, Indy car driver

References

Unincorporated communities in Johnson County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Indianapolis metropolitan area {{JohnsonCountyIN-geo-stub