Patricksburg (also Lancaster) is an unincorporated community in eastern Marion Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 246, west of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43. . Its elevation is 715 feet (218 m), and it is located at (39.3155987, -86.9591770).Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01. Although Patricksburg is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47455.Zip Code Lookup
History Patricksburg was originally called Lancaster, and under the latter name was laid out and platted in 1851 by Patrick Sullivan. A post office has been in operation under the name Patricksburg (formerly Patricksburgh) since 1854.
Demographics The United States Census Bureau defined Patricksburg as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.
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