Needmore, Brown County, Indiana
Needmore is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
A post office was established at Needmore in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[3] Tradition has it when an early visitor to the settlement remarked that it "needed more", the name stuck.[4]
In 1884, Needmore contained a blacksmith, several stores, and a population of approximately 100 inhabitants.[5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needmore, Brown County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...said that he had never seen a community that needed more, so the village was called Needmore.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 738.
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