Edna Mills, Indiana

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Edna Mills
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Edna Mills
Coordinates: 40°25′03″N86°40′04″W / 40.41750°N 86.66778°W / 40.41750; -86.66778
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clinton
Township Ross
Named for Edna Kellenbarger
Elevation
[1]
653 ft (199 m)
ZIP code
46065
FIPS code 18-20440 [2]
GNIS feature ID434027 [1]

Edna Mills is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

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History

A 1913 history of Clinton County describes Edna Mills as "a pleasant village" and offers the following origin of the town's name: [3]

The name has been in use for over half a century, and the oldest inhabitants of the vicinity say that when it was first made a postoffice, a Mr. Kellenbarger, who owned a mill at that point, gave it the name of Edna in honor of his wife. The location also used to be called facetiously "Blackberry". The occasion for this was that a blacksmith named Michaels had a shop there and his favorite tipple was blackberry brandy, making "Blackberry" the notable feature of the locality.

A post office was established at Edna Mills in 1861, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edna Mills, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp.  33.
  4. "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.