| Gessie, Indiana | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Vermillion County's location in Indiana | |
  Gessie Gessie's location in Vermillion County | |
| Coordinates: 40°04′57″N87°29′59″W / 40.08250°N 87.49972°W Coordinates: 40°04′57″N87°29′59″W / 40.08250°N 87.49972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Vermillion |
| Township | Highland |
| Established | 1872 |
| Elevation [1] | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 47974 |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 435046 |
Gessie is a small unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]
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.
Highland Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,534 and it contained 724 housing units.
Vermillion County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,212. The county seat is Newport. It was officially established in 1824 and was the fiftieth Indiana county to be formed.
