New Alsace, Indiana

New Alsace
Unincorporated community
New Alsace is located in Dearborn County, Indiana
New Alsace
New Alsace
Coordinates: 39°14′03″N 85°00′05″W / 39.23417°N 85.00139°W / 39.23417; -85.00139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDearborn
TownshipKelso
Elevation
[1]
961 ft (293 m)
ZIP code
47041
FIPS code18-52380[2]
GNIS feature ID440015[1]

New Alsace is an unincorporated community in Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

History

New Alsace was laid out in 1838.[3] It was named after Alsace, in France.[4]

A post office was established at New Alsace in 1845, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Alsace, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. pp. 181.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...for the region and former province in France.
  5. ^ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.


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