Eugene, Indiana

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Eugene, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Vermillion County's location in Indiana
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Eugene
Eugene's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°57′59″N87°28′22″W / 39.96639°N 87.47278°W / 39.96639; -87.47278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vermillion
Township Eugene
Established1827
Elevation
[1]
509 ft (155 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47928
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 434244

Eugene is an unincorporated community in Eugene Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

The town was laid out in 1827. [3] Legend says that a local drunk, while searching for his wife, would frequently call out "Oh, Jane", but his inebriation caused it to sound more like "Eu, Jene", and this was taken as the name for the town; the actual source of the name is not known. [4] A post office was established at Eugene in 1826, and remained in operation until 1954. [5]

The town is the subject of several poems in Lantern Gleams from Old Eugene, a collection of poetry by Eugene native Alice Craig Fuller. [6]

A historic covered bridge lies just north of the town.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau first delineated Eugene as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Eugene, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 400.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 49. ISBN   0-253-14167-2.
  5. ↑ "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ Fuller, Alice Craig (1928). Lantern Gleams from Old Eugene, And Other Poems. Los Angeles: Wetzel Publishing Company. OCLC   742328376.
  7. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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