West Atherton or Atherton 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 southwestern
Florida Township,
Parke 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 ...
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History
A post office called Atherton was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1881. The community lies west of Atherton, Indiana, hence the name.
References
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Parke County, Indiana
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