Tobinsport, Indiana

The community was initially settled in the late 1700s. The town also has a long-standing church, the Clayton Memorial Harris Church, which was founded in 1856. In 1975, the last remaining store in Tobinsport was closed: David Adam's Lincoln Hills Trading Center. == Post offices ==

There were 3 post offices in the Tobinsport area throughout its history: the Tobinsport post office, the Lauer post office and the Dodd post office. The Tobinsport post office was established on 20 November 1873 and its first postmaster was Zalmon Tousey. There may have been an earlier post office established in 1865 with postmaster Robert Tobin. It is the southern-most post office in the state of Indiana. or 19 June 1930 After its closure, the routes it served were shifted to the Tobinsport office. or "neighborhood" ==Education==

Tobin Township is in the Perry Central Community School Corporation. At its peak, Tobinsport had as many as three schools: the Tobinsport, Finch and Harmony schools. It also had a school called the Spring Normal School which was said to have "produced many good teachers". Prior to 1962, Tobinsport had its own high school. The school colors were blue and white, and the mascot was the Pirates. That year, it merged into Perry Central High School. ==See also==