Romona, Indiana

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Romona, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°19′38″N86°43′48″W / 39.32722°N 86.73000°W / 39.32722; -86.73000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Washington
Elevation
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584 ft (178 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47460
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 442273

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

History

Romona was originally called Brintonville, and under the latter name was founded in 1819 by Adam Brinton. [3] The name Romona was adopted in the 1880s, after the novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. [3] A post office was established under the name Romona in 1886, and remained in operation until 1936. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Romona, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  285. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was laid out in 1819 by Adam Brinton and called Brintonville.
  4. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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