Athens, Indiana
| Athens | |
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| — Unincorporated town — | |
 Athens
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| Coordinates: 41°03′13″N 86°07′31″W / 41.05361°N 86.12528°WCoordinates: 41°03′13″N 86°07′31″W / 41.05361°N 86.12528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Fulton |
| Township | Henry |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| ZIP code | 46912 [1] |
| FIPS code | 18-02530[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 430320[3] |
Athens is an unincorporated hamlet in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana, originally called Hoover Station. The town's name is pronounced with a long a and stress on the first syllable.[4] A post office established as Grant, on December 20, 1875, was moved to Hoover Station in 1883; Hoover Station was a waystation for the Chicago & Alton Railway, where Jacob Hoover was the postmaster[5] and kept a general store with his brother[6]. The name was changed to Athens, May 28, 1896, for Athens, Greece.[7]
While the town is slowly being incorporated into Rochester, a tiny post-office exists there for the few remaining residents that still have an Athens address.[8]
[edit] Geography
Athens is located at 41°03′13″N 86°07′31″W / 41.05361°N 86.12528°W six miles east of Rochester along Indiana State Road 14.
[edit] References
- ^ http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp USPS.com Retrieved 10-19-10
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Athens, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:430320. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Pearce, T.M. "Place-Name Pronunciation Guides for Western States" California Folklore, Vol. 10 (Jan. 1951), p. 73
- ^ Rochester Sentinel February 17, 1883
- ^ Rochester Sentinel, December 23, 1882
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier place names in folklore and history Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995.
- ^ http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp USPS.com Retrieved 10-19-10
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