Beanblossom, Indiana
Beanblossom | |
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 Brown County's location in Indiana | |
  Beanblossom Location in Brown County | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′01″N 86°14′57″W / 39.26694°N 86.24917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Brown |
| Township | Jackson |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| ZIP code | 46160 |
| FIPS code | 18-03790[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 430609[2] |
Beanblossom, also spelled Bean Blossom, is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana. The town was named for the nearby Beanblossom Creek, which was in turn named for a person whose surname was Beanblossom.[3]
History
Beanblossom was originally called Georgetown, for George Grove who ran a grist mill in the area and under the latter name was founded in 1833.[4] The first post office in the community was established as Bean Blossom in 1842; the post office was discontinued in 1911.[5]
Geography
Beanblossom is located at 39°16′01″N 86°14′57″W / 39.26694°N 86.24917°W, about four miles (6 km) north of Nashville at the intersection of state roads 45 and 135. The closest town to Beanblossom is Helmsburg, approximately two miles west.
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The Beanblossom Covered Bridge
Culture
Bean Blossom is best known as the home of the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park and Campground, a 55-acre (220,000 m2) wooded campground which for more than 60 years has hosted music performances (mostly country and bluegrass),[citation needed] first at the Brown County Jamboree barn and currently at outdoor stages.[6] source (http://www.billmonroemusicpark.com/?page_id=59 Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park and Campground Official Website. "History" posted Jan 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.) A bluegrass festival (currently called the Bill Monroe Memorial Festival) has been held every June since 1967 and is the longest continuously-running bluegrass festival in the world. source: (www.beanblossom.us Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park Official Bean Blossom Site. "Welcome" page. posted January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.) [citation needed]
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Beanblossom, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village was platted in 1833 and first named Georgetown...
- ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Adler, Thomas (2011). Bean Blossom: The Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivals. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-03615-6.
- Inman, N. Carol (1991). The Origins of 1001 Towns In Indiana. Indiana State Historical Association.
External links
- Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground
- Bean Blossom - Brown County Jamboree Preservation Foundation
- Bean Blossom: The Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivals
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