Eugene, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 39°56′56″N 87°28′12″W / 39.94889°N 87.47°WCoordinates: 39°56′56″N 87°28′12″W / 39.94889°N 87.47°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Vermillion |
| Established | 1827 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.4 sq mi (91.8 km2) |
| • Land | 35.0 sq mi (90.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,945 |
| • Density | 55.6/sq mi (21.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 18-21556[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453282[2] |
Eugene is an unincorporated community in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States.
[edit] History
The town was laid out in 1827. Legend says that a local drunk, in searching for his wife, would frequently call out "Oh, Jane", but his inebriation cause it to sound more like "Eu, Jene", and this was taken as the name for the town. The actual source of the name is not known.[3]
The town is the subject of several poems in Lantern Gleams from Old Eugene, a collection of poetry by Eugene native Alice Craig Fuller.[4]
[edit] Geography
Eugene is located at 39°57′55″N 87°28′22″W / 39.96528°N 87.47278°W (39.965310, -87.472680), just north of the larger town of Cayuga. The Vermilion River flows around the north and east sides of town before meeting the Wabash River less than two miles east.
[edit] References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0253141672.
- ^ Fuller, Alice Craig (1928). Lantern Gleams from Old Eugene, And Other Poems. Los Angeles: Wetzel Publishing Company. OCLC 742328376.
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