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Emma, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°36′40″N 85°32′28″W / 41.61111°N 85.54111°W / 41.61111; -85.54111
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Emma, Indiana
Emma is located in Indiana
Emma
Emma
Emma is located in the United States
Emma
Emma
Coordinates: 41°36′40″N 85°32′28″W / 41.61111°N 85.54111°W / 41.61111; -85.54111
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaGrange
TownshipEden
Elevation889 ft (271 m)
ZIP code
46571
FIPS code18-21142[2]
GNIS feature ID434168[1]

Emma is an unincorporated community in Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.

History

Emma once contained a post office which was first called Eden Mills.[3] The post office operated as Eden Mills from 1868 until 1875, was renamed Emma in 1880, and closed in 1903.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emma, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 244.
  4. ^ "LaGrange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2014.