Groomsville, Indiana

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Groomsville, Indiana
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Groomsville
Coordinates: 40°20′45″N86°12′10″W / 40.34583°N 86.20278°W / 40.34583; -86.20278
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Tipton
Township Prairie
Established1860
Founded byEnoch Smith
Named after B.M. Groom
Elevation
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274 m (899 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46045
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID435519 [1]

Groomsville is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

The area was settled by whites prior to its 1860 founding. The Liberty Baptist Church was founded in 1853 just north of the future Groomsville. [2] Groomsville was officially founded in 1860. Enoch Smith facilitated the founding of the post office. Groomsville was named after a physician and Tipton County auditor, B.M. Groom. A general store was built in Groomsville just after its founding. The store was sold to McCreary and Stoops in 1883. John W. Kern made his first political speech in the village in 1870. [3] The post office was discontinued in Groomsville in 1900. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Groomsville, Indiana
  2. Pershing, p. 207
  3. Pershing, p. 122-123
  4. "Tipton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

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