Klemmes Corner, Indiana

Klemmes Corner
Unincorporated community
Klemmes Corner
Coordinates: 39°21′14″N 85°00′13″W / 39.35389°N 85.00361°W / 39.35389; -85.00361Coordinates: 39°21′14″N 85°00′13″W / 39.35389°N 85.00361°W / 39.35389; -85.00361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Township Highland
Elevation 981 ft (299 m)
ZIP code 47012
FIPS code 18-40122[1]
GNIS feature ID 449792[2]

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

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 / 39.35389°N 85.00361°W / 39.35389; -85.00361.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Klemmes Corner, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. p. 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 8 September 2014.


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