Gem, Indiana

Gem, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Gem is located in Indiana
Gem
Gem
Gem is located in the United States
Gem
Gem
Coordinates: 39°46′46″N 85°53′48″W / 39.77944°N 85.89667°W / 39.77944; -85.89667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHancock
TownshipSugar Creek
Elevation
[1]
856 ft (261 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code18-27198[2]
GNIS feature ID435008[1]

Gem is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

Gem was never properly laid out or platted. A store and a saw mill were built at Gem in 1871.[3]

A post office was established at Gem in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gem, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 781.
  4. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2014.


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