Africa
Africa is a former settlement in Ohio Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The area south of the town of Rockport was settled following the Civil War by African Americans.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in United States of America
- Also known as: “Africa, IN” and “Africa, Indiana”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patronville and Lincoln Pioneer Village.
Patronville
Hamlet
Patronville is an unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is located directly north of Owensboro, Kentucky via the Glover Cary Bridge. Patronville is situated 2½ miles northwest of Africa.
Lincoln Pioneer Village
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Lincoln Pioneer Village is a memorial along the Ohio River in Rockport, Indiana to President Abraham Lincoln who lived in the county during his boyhood years. Lincoln Pioneer Village is situated 3 miles north of Africa.
Maceo
Hamlet
Maceo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404, down from the 2010 census population of 413. Maceo is situated 4½ miles east of Africa.
Africa
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Ohio Township, Spencer, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.84033° or 37° 50′ 25″ northLongitude
-87.07278° or 87° 4′ 22″ westElevation
384 feet (117 metres)Open location code
869JRWRG+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 153465528OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Africa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿菲利加 (印地安納州)”
- Chinese: “阿菲利加”
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