Blooming Grove, Indiana

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Former gas station on State Road 1. Blooming Grove former gas station.jpg
Former gas station on State Road 1.

Blooming Grove is an unincorporated community in Blooming Grove Township, Franklin County, Indiana. [1]

History

Blooming Grove was platted in 1816. [2] The community took its name from Blooming Grove Township. [3] A post office was established at Blooming Grove in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blooming Grove, Indiana
  2. ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. p. 141.
  3. ↑ "Blooming Grove". Franklin County Historical Society. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014. Blooming Grove had 2 gas stations at one time, a grocery store Fritz grocery and a grade school that housed grades 1 through 8. They currently still have a automotive shop, and it also has Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department which opened in 1966, which is still in operation today.

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