Kilmore, Indiana
Kilmore is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Clinton County, Indiana. The town was laid out in 1854 by Abner C. Pence and for twenty years was known as Penceville, but after it became a station on the Vandalia Railroad in 1870 the company changed its name to Kilmore after the nearby creek (which was named for settler John Killmore).[3][4]
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Coordinates: 40°20′55″N 86°30′20″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clinton |
Township | Union |
Founded | 1854 |
Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
ZIP code | 46041 |
FIPS code | 18-39726[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 437301[2] |
A post office was established at Kilmore in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[5]
Geography
Kilmore is located at 40°20′55″N 86°30′20″W.
References
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Kilmore, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 32.
- Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Union Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
- "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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