Cloverland, Indiana

Cloverland
Unincorporated community
Cloverland, Indiana, along State Road 340
Cloverland Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°30′05″N 87°13′53″W / 39.50139°N 87.23139°WCoordinates: 39°30′05″N 87°13′53″W / 39.50139°N 87.23139°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clay
Township	Posey
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
ZIP code	47834
FIPS code	18-13888[1]
GNIS feature ID	432691[2]

Cloverland is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Cloverland is located at 39°30′05″N 87°13′53″W / 39.50139°N 87.23139°W, about six miles west of the county seat, Brazil, and less than one mile east of the Vigo-Clay line. Cloverland is within the humid continental climate zone. The terrain is gently rolling and includes a small brook.

History

The town was platted in 1834 as a speculative venture by Terre Haute doctor Charles Modesitt. The town grew steadily with several general stores, a carpentry shop, and several other ventures. With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted to nearby Brazil, and the town's population dwindled.^[3] A post office was established at Cloverland in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.^[4] Today, a church, a commercial building, and cluster of houses are all that remain.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Cloverland, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 221.
4. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.