Klaasville, Indiana

Klaasville
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°21′21″N 87°31′03″W / 41.35583°N 87.51750°W / 41.35583; -87.51750Coordinates: 41°21′21″N 87°31′03″W / 41.35583°N 87.51750°W / 41.35583; -87.51750
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Township	Hanover
Elevation	718 ft (219 m)
ZIP code	46303
FIPS code	18-40104[1]
GNIS feature ID	437373[2]

Klaasville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana.

A post office was established at Klaasville in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.^[3] The community was named for the German American Klaas family of pioneer settlers.^[4]

Geography

Klaasville is located at 41°21′21″N 87°31′03″W / 41.35583°N 87.51750°W / 41.35583; -87.51750.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Klaasville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
3. ↑ "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 December 2014. 
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. ...named for the local Klaas family. An early German settler was H. Klaas...