East Mount Carmel is a small unincorporated community near the southwestern corner of White River Township in Gibson County, Indiana. The community is home to around 50 people.
East Mount Carmel, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 38°23′36″N 87°44′41″W / 38.39333°N 87.74472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Gibson |
| Township | White River |
| Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
| ZIP code | 47665 |
| FIPS code | 18-19918[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 433922[2] |
History
editEast Mount Carmel was founded in ca. 1885.[3] It lies east of Mount Carmel, Illinois, hence the name.[4]
The post office which East Mount Carmel once contained was called Fetters due to the similarity of the village's name to Carmel, Indiana.[4] The Fetters post office operated from 1897 until 1907.[5]
Geography
editEast Mount Carmel is located at 38°23′36″N 87°44′41″W / 38.39333°N 87.74472°W, immediately across the Wabash River from Mount Carmel, Illinois. The Patoka River meets the Wabash just north of the community, and the Gibson Generating Station complex surrounds the community to the south and east.
References
edit- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "East Mount Carmel, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village was established about 1885...
- ^ a b Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 305.
- ^ "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
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