Crothersville
County – Jackson
Township – Vernon
Area – 1.1 sq mi (3.0 km2)
Elevation – 558 ft (170 m)
Population (2010) – Total 1,591
Time zone – EST (UTC-5)
ZIP code – 47229
Area code(s) – 812
Crothersville was first settled around 1848. The town was surveyed by a gentleman named John Hamacher, who named it Haysville. Mr. Crothers, a railroad agent, promised to build a depot at the site if the residents would rename the town Crothersville.
Crothersville is bissected by US 31 on a north/south axis. The Louisville and Indiana Railroad also runs through the town. It is near I-65, but there is no interchange at Crothersille, the nearest being Austin, Indiana, about five miles away.
