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Needmore, Brown County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°W / 39.25111; -86.33972
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Needmore
Unincorporated community
Brown County's location in Indiana
Brown County's location in Indiana
Needmore is located in Brown County, Indiana
Needmore
Needmore
Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°W / 39.25111; -86.33972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
TownshipJackson
Elevation
[1]
722 ft (220 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47448
Area code(s)812 & 930
FIPS code18-52182[2]
GNIS feature ID439974

Needmore is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

A post office was established at Needmore in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[4] Tradition has it when an early visitor to the settlement remarked that it "needed more", the name stuck.[5]

In 1884, Needmore contained a blacksmith, several stores, and a population of approximately 100 inhabitants.[6]

Geography

Needmore is located at 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°W / 39.25111; -86.33972.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Needmore, Brown County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...said that he had never seen a community that needed more, so the village was called Needmore.
  6. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 738.


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