New Alsace, Indiana

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New Alsace
Unincorporated community
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New Alsace
Coordinates: 39°14′03″N85°00′05″W / 39.23417°N 85.00139°W / 39.23417; -85.00139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dearborn
Township Kelso
Elevation
[1]
961 ft (293 m)
ZIP code
47041
FIPS code 18-52380 [2]
GNIS feature ID440015 [1]

New Alsace is an unincorporated community in Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

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History

New Alsace was laid out in 1838. [3] It was named after Alsace, in France. [4]

A post office was established at New Alsace in 1845, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Alsace, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. pp.  181.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  234. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...for the region and former province in France.
  5. ↑ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.


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