Victor is an
unincorporated community
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in
Indian Creek Township,
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
* Monroe County, Alabama
*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe County, Georgia
*Monroe County, Illinois
*Monroe County, Indian ...
, in the
U.S. state
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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 ...
.
History
Victor is the home of Victor Oolitic Stone Company, a limestone quarry and limestone fabricator in existence since 1898. A location between near Victor and Harrodsburg on Clear Creek was chosen by
Col. John Ketcham for his home and grist mill.
Geography
Victor is approximately 10 miles southeast of
Bloomington and 8 miles northeast of
Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census.
Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the House of Burgesses after Boonesbo ...
at the junction of W. Milton Road and S. Victor Pike.
References
Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana
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