Marion Mills, Indiana

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Marion Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Marion Mills
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Marion Mills
Coordinates: 39°18′23″N86°59′56″W / 39.30639°N 86.99889°W / 39.30639; -86.99889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Marion
Elevation
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689 ft (210 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47427
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 452129

Marion Mills is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

An old variant name of the community was called Hausertown. [3] A post office was established under the Hausertown name in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [4] The community's present name was taken from Marion Township. [5]

Geography

Marion Mills is located at 39°18′23″N86°59′56″W / 39.30639°N 86.99889°W / 39.30639; -86.99889 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Marion Mills, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ "USGS detail on Marion Mills - Variant Citation" . Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  211. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This community was named for Marion Township...
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