Klemmes Corner is an unincorporated community in Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
Klemmes Corner, Indiana | |
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  Klemmes Corner  Klemmes Corner | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′14″N 85°00′13″W / 39.35389°N 85.00361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Highland |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| ZIP code | 47012 |
| FIPS code | 18-40122[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 449792[1] |
History
editKlemmes 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
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klemmes Corner, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 155.
- ^ 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...
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
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