Klemmes Corner, Indiana

Klemmes Corner is an unincorporated community in Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

Klemmes Corner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Klemmes Corner is located in Indiana
Klemmes Corner
Klemmes Corner
Klemmes Corner is located in the United States
Klemmes Corner
Klemmes Corner
Coordinates: 39°21′14″N 85°00′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFranklin
TownshipHighland
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
ZIP code
47012
FIPS code18-40122[1]
GNIS feature ID449792[2]

History

Klemmes Corner received its name from a store Albert Klemme kept there.[3] Klemmes Corner had a post office under the name Blue Creek.[4] The Blue Creek post office was in operation from 1849 until 1904.[5]

Geography

Klemmes Corner is located at 39°21′14″N 85°00′13″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Klemmes Corner, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 155.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office called Blue Creek...
  5. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.


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