Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
| Rapture, Indiana | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 38°9′8″N 87°50′31″W / 38.15222°N 87.84194°W / 38.15222; -87.84194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Posey |
| Township | Harmony |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 47633 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 441777 |
Rapture is an unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Rapture was originally called "White's Settlement", and is one of the oldest communities in Posey County. It was laid out in 1838 by John Cox, and became known as "Winfield", and also "Bugtown". The present name of Rapture may have come from a local horse. Cox Creek runs through the community.
A post office was established at Rapture in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.
CNN reported in 2011 that just one person lives in Rapture, where they own a home, rental property and airplane hangar. The airplane landing strip is known as "Bugtown Airport".
Rapture was the setting for Terence Faherty's 1999 novel The Ordained.
Geography
Rapture is located on Indiana State Road 68, between Poseyville and New Harmony.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rapture, Indiana
- Indiana Folklore, Volumes 2-3. Indiana University Research Center for the Language Sciences. 1969. p. 78.
- Leonard, William P. (1882). History and Directory of Posey County. Posey County Historical Society. p. 89.
- Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...for Dr. James Cooper's horse, Rapture.
- "Cox Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- Gast, Phil (May 20, 2011). "Rapture, Indiana, Not Sweating Predicted Day of Judgment". CNN.
- "Bugtown Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Grosset, Philip. "Owen Keane". detecs.org. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
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| County seat: Mount Vernon | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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