New Alsace, Indiana

New Alsace
Unincorporated community
New Alsace
Coordinates: 39°14′02″N 85°00′11″W / 39.23389°N 85.00306°W / 39.23389; -85.00306Coordinates: 39°14′02″N 85°00′11″W / 39.23389°N 85.00306°W / 39.23389; -85.00306
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Dearborn
Township	Kelso
Elevation	955 ft (291 m)
ZIP code	47041
FIPS code	18-52380[1]
GNIS feature ID	440015[2]

New Alsace is an unincorporated community in Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

History

New Alsace was laid out in 1838.^[3] It was named after Alsace, in France.^[4]

A post office was established at New Alsace in 1845, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.^[5]

Geography

New Alsace is located at 39°14′02″N 85°00′11″W / 39.23389°N 85.00306°W / 39.23389; -85.00306.

Notable people

• Joe Benz, Major League Baseball pitcher

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "New Alsace, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
3. ↑ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. p. 181. 
4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...for the region and former province in France. 
5. ↑ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 August 2014.