Arney 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 ...
in eastern
Jefferson Township,
Owen County, in the
U.S. state of
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
. It lies near the intersection of County Road 880 West (a.k.a. Stubenville Road) and County Road 500 South (a.k.a. Arney Road), which is a community nearly ten miles southwest of the city of
Spencer, the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
of Owen County. Its elevation is 705 feet (215 m), and it is located at (39.2186546, -86.9316754).
History
Arney was founded in 1852. A post office was established at Arney in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.
School district
Arney students may attend Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
.
Political districts
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State House District 46
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State Senate District 39
References
External links
Roadside Thoughts for Arney, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Owen County, Indiana
1852 establishments in Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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