Klemmes Corner, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°21′14″N 85°00′13″W / 39.35389°N 85.00361°W / 39.35389; -85.00361CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFranklinTownshipHighlandElevation981 ft (299 m)ZIP code
47012
FIPS code18-40122[2]GNIS feature ID449792[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klemmes Corner, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 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 September 8, 2014.
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