Gessie is a small unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Gessie, Indiana | |
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 Vermillion County's location in Indiana | |
  Gessie Gessie's location in Vermillion County | |
| Coordinates: 40°04′57″N 87°29′59″W / 40.08250°N 87.49972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Vermillion |
| Township | Highland |
| Established | 1872 |
| Elevation | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47974 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 435046 |
History
editThe town was laid out in 1872 by Robert J. Gessie, who gave the town his name.[3] A post office was established at Gessie in 1872, and remained in operation until 1967.[4]
The sole business in the town was a grain elevator, next to the CSX railroad tracks. The grain elevator was destroyed by a tornado. Remnants of the elevator, were used to build a series of grain bins on the east side of town across the tracks.[citation needed]
Geography
editGessie is located at 40°05'00" North, 87°29'57" West (40.083333, -87.499167), less than two miles east of the Indiana-Illinois state line.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Gessie, 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. 422.
- ^ "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
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