Farmers, Indiana

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Farmers, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
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Coordinates: 39°10′31″N86°53′30″W / 39.17528°N 86.89167°W / 39.17528; -86.89167 Coordinates: 39°10′31″N86°53′30″W / 39.17528°N 86.89167°W / 39.17528; -86.89167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Franklin
Elevation [1] 591 ft (180 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47427
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 434398

Farmers is an unincorporated community in the southwest corner of Franklin Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] It lies just south of US Highway 231 at the intersection of 650 West, which is a community about twelve miles south of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. [3] Its elevation is 591 feet (180 m), and it is located at 39°10′31″N86°53′30″W / 39.17528°N 86.89167°W / 39.17528; -86.89167 (39.1753222 -86.8916741). This community is also known as Farmers Station. [4]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,269 and it contained 551 housing units.

Owen County, Indiana County in the United States

Owen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1920. As of 2010, the population was 21,575. The county seat is Spencer.

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History

A post office was established as Farmers Station in 1869, renamed Farmers in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931. [5] Farmer was the surname of a town merchant. [6]

Geography

U.S. Route 231 in Indiana highway in Indiana

U.S. Route 231 in Indiana is a main north–south highway in the western part of the state. The southern terminus of US 231 is at the Kentucky state line and the northern terminus is at US 41 just south of St. John. The highway is a mixture of expressway and two-lane roadway. The expressway is mainly in southern Indiana and around the Lafayette area, with the rest mainly being two-lanes.

School districts

Owen Valley Community High School, also known as "OVHS", is a public high school located in Spencer, Indiana.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Farmers, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  3. ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 46, ISBN   0-89933-319-2
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
  5. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 130. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name honors a local storekeeper named Farmer.
  7. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 1 September 2015.


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