census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
,
United States
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St. Meinrad Archabbey
Saint Meinrad Archabbey is a Catholic monastery in Spencer County, Indiana, US, was founded by monks from Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland on March 21, 1854, and is home to approximately 79 monks. The Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology ...
.
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 (I-64) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its western terminus is at Interstate 70, I-70, U.S. Route 40 (US 40), and U.S. Route 61, US 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern ter ...
runs near the CDP, and it is situated about 55 miles east of
Evansville
Evansville is a city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 census, it is Indiana's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the most populous city in S ...
. Because of the archabbey, St. Meinrad, along with Harrison Township, is assigned to the
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Indiana in the United States.
When it was originally erected as the Diocese of Vincennes on May 6, 1834, it encompassed all of Indiana as well as the eastern ...
. The rest of Spencer County is within the borders of the much closer
Diocese of Evansville
The Diocese of Evansville () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Southwestern Indiana in the United States.
The mother church of the diocese is St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville. The diocese was formed in 1944 from what was t ...
.
History
Saint Meinrad was laid out in 1861, and named after the local
St. Meinrad Archabbey
Saint Meinrad Archabbey is a Catholic monastery in Spencer County, Indiana, US, was founded by monks from Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland on March 21, 1854, and is home to approximately 79 monks. The Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology ...
. A post office has been in operation at Saint Meinrad since 1862.
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Howard Schnellenberger
Howard Leslie Schnellenberger (March 16, 1934 – March 27, 2021) was an American football coach with long service at both the professional and college levels. He held head coaching positions with the National Football League (NFL)'s Baltimore Co ...
, former head college and football coach,
Baltimore Colts
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and the
University of Miami
The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...
, where he coached the 1982 Miami Hurricanes to the first of its five national championships.