Chelsea, Indiana

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Chelsea, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Chelsea
Coordinates: 38°39′02″N85°31′30″W / 38.65056°N 85.52500°W / 38.65056; -85.52500 Coordinates: 38°39′02″N85°31′30″W / 38.65056°N 85.52500°W / 38.65056; -85.52500
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jefferson
Township Saluda
Elevation
787 ft (240 m)
ZIP code
47138
FIPS code 18-12250 [1]
GNIS feature ID432440 [2]

Chelsea is an unincorporated community in Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.

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History

A post office was established at Chelsea in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [3] The community was likely named directly or indirectly after Chelsea, London. [4]

Chelsea was hit by a tornado on March 2, 2012, in which three people died. A fourth fatality occurred about one mile away in Paynesville. [5]

Geography

Chelsea is located at 38°39′02″N85°31′30″W / 38.65056°N 85.52500°W / 38.65056; -85.52500 . It is located on Indiana 62, between New Washington and Hanover. [5]

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References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Chelsea, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  93. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...name apparently comes from the district in London, perhaps via Maine.
  5. 1 2 Grace Schneider. The Courier-Journal. (March 4, 2012). "Indiana couple died as they lived, side by side". Courier Journal . Retrieved 2012-03-04. People who have lived in Chelsea, on Ind. 62 between New Washington and Hanover, know the crossroads at Jackson Road where the tornado hit as the Jackson ancestral heart.