Place:Spencer, Owen, Indiana, United States

Watchers
  • no watchers
Larger map


NameSpencer
TypeTown
Coordinates39.287°N 86.764°W
Located inOwen, Indiana, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Chambersville Cemetery
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Spencer is a town in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Owen County.

Spencer is part of the Bloomington, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit]

History

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Spencer was platted in 1820. It was named for Captain Spier Spencer, who fell at the Battle of Tippecanoe.

[edit]

Research Tips

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Spencer, Indiana. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Spencer%2C_Owen%2C_Indiana%2C_United_States"