Stumpke Corner, Indiana

Last updated

Stumpke Corner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
USA Indiana location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Stumpke Corner
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Stumpke Corner
Coordinates: 39°10′40″N85°07′55″W / 39.17778°N 85.13194°W / 39.17778; -85.13194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ripley
Township Franklin
Elevation
[1]
991 ft (302 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47031
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID449736 [1]

Stumpke Corner is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Stumpke Corner in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1895. [2] Henry Stumke served as postmaster, and gave the community his name. [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ripley County, Indiana</span> County in Indiana, United States

Ripley County is a county located at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 28,995. The county seat is Versailles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana</span> Township in Indiana, United States

Franklin Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,773 and it contained 1,541 housing units.

New Marion is an unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Geetingsville is an unincorporated community on the border of Owen and Warren townships in Clinton County, Indiana.

Wrights Corner is an unincorporated community in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bakers Corner, Indiana</span> Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Bakers Corner is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.

Correct is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Westland is an unincorporated community in Blue River Township, Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Taylor Corner is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana, in the United States.

Olean is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Hubbell is an unincorporated community in the southwestern corner of Jefferson Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies near the intersection of County Road 750 South and Indiana Highway 157, which is a community nearly twenty miles southwest of the city of Spencer, the county seat. Its elevation is 528 feet, and it is located at 39°10′59″N87°0′44″W. This community is also known as Hubbells Station.

Benham is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Elrod is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Negangards Corner is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Otter Village is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Spades is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Behlmer Corner is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Haney Corner is an unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Prattsburg is an unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Taylor Corner is an unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stumpke Corner, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  315. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Henry Stumke was the first postmaster.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.