Gessie, Indiana

Gessie, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Vermillion County's location in Indiana
Gessie Gessie's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 40°04′57″N 87°29′59″W / 40.08250°N 87.49972°W / 40.08250; -87.49972Coordinates: 40°04′57″N 87°29′59″W / 40.08250°N 87.49972°W / 40.08250; -87.49972
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion
Township	Highland
Established	1872
Elevation[1]	620 ft (189 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47974
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	435046

Gessie is a small unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

The town was laid out in 1872 by Robert J. Gessie, who gave the town his name.^[3] A post office was established at Gessie in 1872, and remained in operation until 1967.^[4]

The sole business in the town was a grain elevator, next to the CSX railroad tracks. The grain elevator was destroyed by a tornado. Remnants of the elevator, were used to build a series of grain bins on the east side of town across the tracks.

Geography

Gessie is located at 40°05'00" North, 87°29'57" West (40.083333, -87.499167), less than two miles east of the Indiana-Illinois state line.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-15. 
2. ↑ "Gessie, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 31, 2017. 
3. ↑ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 422. 
4. ↑ "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.