Steam Corner is a small unincorporated settlement in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana.
Steam Corner, Indiana | |
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 Fountain County's location in Indiana | |
  Steam Corner Steam Corner's location in Fountain County | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′34″N 87°14′36″W / 40.04278°N 87.24333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Fountain |
| Township | Millcreek |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| ZIP code | 47987 (Veedersburg) |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-72836[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 444103[1] |
History
editA post office was established at Steam Corner in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3] Steam Mill was named from the presence of a steam-powered mill.[4]
In the 1880s the Chicago and Great Southern Railway completed a north/south rail line through Fountain County which ran from Clay and Vigo counties in the south to Newton County and Kankakee County, Illinois in the north. Steam Corner, also known as Long Siding Station, became a stop along this railroad between stations at Veedersburg and Yeddo. The rail line was later operated by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and ultimately the Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad, which ran the line until its closure in the 1940s.[citation needed]
Geography
editSteam Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 41 and State Road 32 in Mill Creek Township, about five miles south of Veedersburg. Prairie Creek begins northeast of Steam Corner and flows west to Coal Creek near the Wabash River.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Steam Corner, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Fountain County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 311. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
A local steam sawmill gave the village its name.
External links
edit- [1] Steam Corner official website]
- Covered Bridge Festival website