Gem, Indiana

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Gem, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Gem
Coordinates: 39°46′46″N85°53′48″W / 39.77944°N 85.89667°W / 39.77944; -85.89667 Coordinates: 39°46′46″N85°53′48″W / 39.77944°N 85.89667°W / 39.77944; -85.89667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Township Sugar Creek
Elevation
856 ft (261 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code 18-27198 [1]
GNIS feature ID435008 [2]

Gem is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

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History

Gem was never properly laid out or platted. A store and a saw mill were built at Gem in 1871. [3]

A post office was established at Gem in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [4]

Geography

Gem is located at 39°46′46″N85°53′48″W / 39.77944°N 85.89667°W / 39.77944; -85.89667 .

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Gem, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp.  781.
  4. ↑ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.



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