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Buchanan, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°12′58″N 85°53′58″W / 38.21618°N 85.89941°W

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Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Indiana, in the United States.^[1]

History

The community was named for James Buchanan by an admirer of the president.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buchanan, Indiana
^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 259.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Floyd County, Indiana, United States
County seat: New Albany
City	New Albany	Map of Indiana highlighting Floyd County
Towns	Georgetown Greenville
Townships	Franklin Georgetown Greenville Lafayette New Albany
CDPs	Floyds Knobs Galena
Other communities	Blackiston Mill Buchanan Duncan Edwardsville Mount St. Francis Navilleton Saint Joseph Saint Marys Scottsville Silver Hills
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v t e James Buchanan
15th President of the United States (1857–1861) 17th United States Secretary of State (1845–1849) U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1834–1845) U.S. Representative for PA–4 (1823–1831) U.S. Representative for PA–3 (1821–1823)
Life	Electoral history of James Buchanan 1844 Democratic National Convention Oregon Treaty 1848 Democratic National Convention Wheatland Doughface 1852 Democratic National Convention Ostend Manifesto 1856 United States presidential election 1856 Democratic National Convention Woodward Hill Cemetery
Presidency	Inauguration of James Buchanan Dred Scott v. Sandford List of federal judges appointed by James Buchanan Panic of 1857 Utah War Bleeding Kansas Lecompton Constitution 1858 United States elections Paraguay expedition United States House Select Committee to Investigate Alleged Corruptions in Government Corwin Amendment
Public image	James Buchanan Memorial Buchanan's Birthplace State Park Buchanan, Michigan Buchanan, Indiana Buchanan, Georgia Buchanan, Missouri James Buchanan High School Raising Buchanan
Family	Harriet Lane (niece, acting First Lady) James Buchanan Henry (nephew)
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38°12′58″N 85°53′58″W / 38.21618°N 85.89941°W / 38.21618; -85.89941

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