Negangards Corner, Indiana

Negangards Corner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Negangards Corner is located in Indiana
Negangards Corner
Negangards Corner
Negangards Corner is located in the United States
Negangards Corner
Negangards Corner
Coordinates: 39°11′28″N 85°05′41″W / 39.19111°N 85.09472°W / 39.19111; -85.09472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRipley
TownshipFranklin
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47031
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID439984[1]

Negangards Corner is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Negangards Corner had its start when a general store opened at the town site.[2] An old variant name of the community was called North Hogan.[3]

A post office opened under the name North Hogan in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1877.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Negangards Corner, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village developed around a general store...
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Negangards Corner - Variant Citation". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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