Fleener, Indiana

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Fleener, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Fleener
Coordinates: 39°16′57″N86°24′45″W / 39.28250°N 86.41250°W / 39.28250; -86.41250
Country United States
State Indiana
County Monroe
Township Benton
Elevation
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643 ft (196 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47468
Area codes 812, 930
FIPS code 18-23610 [2]
GNIS feature ID434579 [1]

Fleener is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Fleener in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912. [3] The community was named after the Fleener family of settlers, with Isaac N. Fleener serving as postmaster. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fleener, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 133. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Fleener family, with Isaac N. Fleener as postmaster...
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