College Corner, Jay County, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°24′39″N 84°58′38″W / 40.41083°N 84.97722°W / 40.41083; -84.97722
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College Corner, Jay County,
Indiana
Unincorporated community
College Corner is located in Indiana
College Corner
College Corner
College Corner is located in the United States
College Corner
College Corner
Coordinates: 40°24′39″N 84°58′38″W / 40.41083°N 84.97722°W / 40.41083; -84.97722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJay
TownshipWayne
Elevation
[1]
922 ft (281 m)
ZIP code
47371
FIPS code18-14338[2]
GNIS feature ID432765[1]

College Corner is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History[edit]

College Corner was founded in 1850, and named from the presence of Farmers Academy.[3] College Corner contained a post office from 1862 until 1872.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: College Corner, Jay County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...laid out by Joseph Watson in 1850... Farmers Academy was established here...
  4. ^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 121.
  5. ^ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.


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