Edna Mills, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 40°25′03″N 86°40′04″W / 40.4175°N 86.66778°WCoordinates: 40°25′03″N 86°40′04″W / 40.4175°N 86.66778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Township | Ross |
| Named for | Edna Kellenbarger |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| ZIP code | 46065 |
| FIPS code | 18-20440[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 434027[2] |
Edna Mills is an unincorporated town in Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
[edit] History
A 1913 history of Clinton County describes Edna Mills as "a pleasant village" and offers the following origin of the town's name:[3]
The name has been in use for over half a century, and the oldest inhabitants of the vicinity say that when it was first made a postoffice, a Mr. Kellenbarger, who owned a mill at that point, gave it the name of Edna in honor of his wife. The location also used to be called facetiously "Blackberry". The occasion for this was that a blacksmith named Michaels had a shop there and his favorite tipple was blackberry brandy, making "Blackberry" the notable feature of the locality.
[edit] Geography
Edna Mills is located at 40°25′03″N 86°40′04″W / 40.4175°N 86.66778°W.
[edit] References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Edna Mills, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:434027. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. p. 33.
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