Klaasville, Indiana

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Klaasville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Klaasville
Coordinates: 41°21′21″N87°31′03″W / 41.35583°N 87.51750°W / 41.35583; -87.51750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lake
Township Hanover
Established1850
Founded byH. Klaas
Elevation
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712 ft (217 m)
ZIP code
46303 (Cedar Lake)
Area code 219
FIPS code 18-40104 [2]
GNIS feature ID437373 [1]

Klaasville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana. [1]

History

Klaasville was founded in 1850. [3] A post office was established at Klaasville in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [4] The community was named for the German American Klaas family of pioneer settlers. [5] Klaasville was founded by settler H. Klaas. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klaasville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Lake County". ingenweb.org. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  186. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Klaas family. An early German settler was H. Klaas...


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