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Klaasville, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°21′21″N 87°31′03″W / 41.35583°N 87.51750°W / 41.35583; -87.51750
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Klaasville, Indiana
Klaasville is located in Indiana
Klaasville
Klaasville
Klaasville is located in the United States
Klaasville
Klaasville
Coordinates: 41°21′21″N 87°31′03″W / 41.35583°N 87.51750°W / 41.35583; -87.51750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLake
TownshipHanover
Elevation712 ft (217 m)
ZIP code
46303 (Cedar Lake)
Area code219
FIPS code18-40104[2]
GNIS feature ID437373[1]

Klaasville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana.[1]

History

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A post office was established at Klaasville in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3] The community was named for the German American Klaas family of pioneer settlers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klaasville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Klaas family. An early German settler was H. Klaas...