Eugene is an unincorporated community in Eugene Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Eugene, Indiana | |
|---|---|
 Vermillion County's location in Indiana | |
  Eugene Eugene's location in Vermillion County | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′59″N 87°28′22″W / 39.96639°N 87.47278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Vermillion |
| Township | Eugene |
| Established | 1827 |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47928 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 434244 |
History
editThe town was laid out in 1827.[3] Legend says that a local drunk, while searching for his wife, would frequently call out "Oh, Jane", but his inebriation caused it to sound more like "Eu, Jene", and this was taken as the name for the town. The actual source of the name is not known.[4] A post office was established at Eugene in 1826, and remained in operation until 1954.[5]
The town is the subject of several poems in Lantern Gleams from Old Eugene, a collection of poetry by Eugene native Alice Craig Fuller.[6]
Geography
editEugene is located at 39°57′59″N 87°28′22″W / 39.96639°N 87.47278°W (39.965310, -87.472680), just north of the larger town of Cayuga. The Vermilion River flows around the north and east sides of town before meeting the Wabash River less than two miles east.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Eugene, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 400.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0-253-14167-2.
- ^ "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ Fuller, Alice Craig (1928). Lantern Gleams from Old Eugene, And Other Poems. Los Angeles: Wetzel Publishing Company. OCLC 742328376.