Blooming Grove, Indiana
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Former gas station on State Road 1.
Blooming Grove is an unincorporated community in Blooming Grove Township, Franklin County, Indiana.[1]
History
Blooming Grove was platted in 1816.[2] It took its name from Blooming Grove Township.[3] A post office was established at Blooming Grove in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blooming Grove, Indiana
- ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. p. 141.
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...renamed for Blooming Grove Township...
- ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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Coordinates: 39°30′08″N 85°03′53″W / 39.50222°N 85.06472°W