Brems, Indiana

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Brems, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Brems
Coordinates: 41°20′21″N86°41′51″W / 41.33917°N 86.69750°W / 41.33917; -86.69750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Starke
Township Center
Elevation
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679 ft (207 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46534
Area code 574
GNIS feature ID431480 [1]

Brems is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Starke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Brems was once the location of a Pottawatomie Indian encampment. It was also the early site of basic county government functions before moving to Knox. [2] The location was previously called Jackson Island or Jackson's Island. [3] The origin of that name is unclear, it may be named after an early settler or former President Andrew Jackson. [4] The later-built railroad stop was called Jackson Station and subsequently renamed Nickel Plate Station. By the late 1800s the community was renamed Brems after local resident Louis Brems. [3]

A post office was established at Brems in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1924. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brems, Indiana
  2. ↑ Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. Starke County - Interim Report (2005)
  3. 1 2 Allen, Mavin. A Photographic History of Starke County Indiana (2008)
  4. ↑ Centennial of Starke County, Indiana, p. 11 (1950)
  5. ↑ "Starke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2016.


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