Edna Mills, Indiana

Edna Mills
Unincorporated community
Along State Road 26 in Edna Mills
Along State Road 26 in Edna Mills
Edna Mills is located in Clinton County, Indiana
Edna Mills
Edna Mills
Coordinates: 40°25′03″N 86°40′04″W / 40.41750°N 86.66778°W / 40.41750; -86.66778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
TownshipRoss
Named forEdna Kellenbarger
Elevation
[1]
653 ft (199 m)
ZIP code
46065
FIPS code18-20440[2]
GNIS feature ID434027[1]

Edna Mills is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

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.

A post office was established at Edna Mills in 1861, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edna Mills, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 33.
  4. ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.


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