College Corner, Jay County, Indiana

College Corner, Jay County, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°24′39″N84°58′38″W / 40.41083°N 84.97722°W / 40.41083; -84.97722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jay
Township	Wayne
Elevation [1]	922 ft (281 m)
ZIP code	47371
FIPS code	18-14338 [2]
GNIS feature ID	432765 [1]

College Corner is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

College Corner was founded in 1850, and named from the presence of Farmers Academy. ^[3] College Corner contained a post office from 1862 until 1872. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: College Corner, Jay County, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  100. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...laid out by Joseph Watson in 1850... Farmers Academy was established here...
4. Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 121.
5. "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.