Hesston, Indiana | |
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 Christian Church building, Hesston, Indiana. | |
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| Coordinates: 41°45′10″N86°39′39″W / 41.75278°N 86.66083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaPorte |
| Township | Galena |
| Elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| ZIP code | 46350 |
| FIPS code | 18-33232 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 436073 [1] |
Hesston is an unincorporated community in Galena Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Originally called Mayes' Corners after Matthew Mayes opened a blacksmith in 1835. In 1857, Valentine Smith established a sawmill west of Mayes' Corner near the Galena River. It burned in 1862. In 1865, the Christian Church established a congregation in this area with Rev. Caleb Davis leading the congregation, before he moved to Michigan. P.M. Hess came to the township in 1856 from New York and began farming. He ran a sawmill and operated a store, contributing his name to the location. [3] A post office was established at Hesston in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900. [4] The community was named for P. M. Hess, an early settler. [5]
The Hesston Steam Museum, which contains several railroads with multiple track gauges including 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge, 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge, 14 in (356 mm) gauge, and 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge, is located just west of Hesston. [6]
LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 112,417. The county seat is the city of La Porte, and the largest city is Michigan City. This county is part of the Northwest Indiana and Michiana regions of the Chicago metropolitan area. The LaPorte County Courthouse is located in the county seat of La Porte and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad Company (G&SWRR) existed as a functioning 3 ft narrow gauge railroad from 1874 to 1880, when it was ultimately bought by the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) after a series of short ownership and name changes. Originally it had connections between Galena, Illinois and Platteville, Wisconsin, with later additions reaching up to Monfort Junction, Wisconsin, near Montfort, Wisconsin, where it ran west to Fennimore, WI, and connected to the Chicago and Tomah Railroad.
Center Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,075 and it contained 10,994 housing units.
Galena Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,899 and it contained 967 housing units.
Pleasant Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,380 and it contained 1,427 housing units.
Springfield Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,045 and it contained 1,914 housing units.
Wills Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,110 and it contained 790 housing units.
Alida is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
Byron is an unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Hanna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hanna Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 463 at the 2010 census.
Holmesville is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Otis is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Rolling Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 582.
Union Mills is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Waterford is an unincorporated community in Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
Wellsboro is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Hesston Steam Museum is an outdoor museum operated by the Laporte County Historical Steam Society in Hesston, Indiana. It is located at 1201 E 1000 N, La Porte, IN 46350. The museum occupies 155 acres and is the home of four different gauge railroads along with numerous other pieces of steam powered and vintage farm equipment.
Springville is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township in northern LaPorte County, Indiana, at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Indiana Route 39, less than one mile north of the LaPorte exit on the Indiana Toll Road. It took its name from a large spring that formerly flowed near the town.
Beattys Corner is an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States.
The Pinhook Methodist Church and Cemetery are located in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana at Wozniak Road with State Road 2. Known as the village of Pinhook, formerly New Durham. The village is mostly residential along the south side of State Road 2. The site includes the Pinhook Methodist Church (1847), the Pinhook Cemetery (1850), the cemetery storage shed, and the old pump.
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