Edna Mills is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
Edna Mills | |
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 Along State Road 26 in Edna Mills | |
  Edna Mills | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′03″N 86°40′04″W / 40.41750°N 86.66778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Township | Ross |
| Named for | Edna Kellenbarger |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| ZIP code | 46065 |
| FIPS code | 18-20440[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 434027[1] |
History
editA 1913 history of Clinton County describes Edna Mills as "a pleasant village" and offers the following origin of the town's name:[3]
The name has been in use for over half a century, and the oldest inhabitants of the vicinity say that when it was first made a postoffice, a Mr. Kellenbarger, who owned a mill at that point, gave it the name of Edna in honor of his wife. The location also used to be called facetiously "Blackberry". The occasion for this was that a blacksmith named Michaels had a shop there and his favorite tipple was blackberry brandy, making "Blackberry" the notable feature of the locality.
A post office was established at Edna Mills in 1861, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edna Mills, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 33.
- ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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