Steam Corner, Indiana

Steam Corner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Fountain County's location in Indiana
Fountain County's location in Indiana
Steam Corner is located in Fountain County, Indiana
Steam Corner
Steam Corner
Steam Corner's location in Fountain County
Coordinates: 40°02′34″N 87°14′36″W / 40.04278°N 87.24333°W / 40.04278; -87.24333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFountain
TownshipMillcreek
Elevation
[1]
682 ft (208 m)
ZIP code
47987 (Veedersburg)
Area code765
FIPS code18-72836[2]
GNIS feature ID444103[1]

Steam Corner is a small unincorporated settlement in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Steam Corner in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3] Steam Mill was named from the presence of a steam-powered mill.[4]

In the 1880s the Chicago and Great Southern Railway completed a north/south rail line through Fountain County which ran from Clay and Vigo counties in the south to Newton County and Kankakee County, Illinois in the north. Steam Corner, also known as Long Siding Station, became a stop along this railroad between stations at Veedersburg and Yeddo. The rail line was later operated by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and ultimately the Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad, which ran the line until its closure in the 1940s.[citation needed]

Geography

Steam Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 41 and State Road 32 in Mill Creek Township, about five miles south of Veedersburg. Prairie Creek begins northeast of Steam Corner and flows west to Coal Creek near the Wabash River.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Steam Corner, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Fountain County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 311. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A local steam sawmill gave the village its name.