Edna Mills, Indiana

Edna Mills
Unincorporated community
Along State Road 26 in Edna Mills
Edna Mills Along State Road 26 in Edna Mills
Coordinates: 40°25′03″N 86°40′04″W / 40.41750°N 86.66778°WCoordinates: 40°25′03″N 86°40′04″W / 40.41750°N 86.66778°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Township	Ross
Named for	Edna Kellenbarger
Elevation	656 ft (200 m)
ZIP code	46065
FIPS code	18-20440[1]
GNIS feature ID	434027[2]

Edna Mills is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

History

A 1913 history of Clinton County describes Edna Mills as "a pleasant village" and offers the following origin of the town's name:^[3]

The name has been in use for over half a century, and the oldest inhabitants of the vicinity say that when it was first made a postoffice, a Mr. Kellenbarger, who owned a mill at that point, gave it the name of Edna in honor of his wife. The location also used to be called facetiously "Blackberry". The occasion for this was that a blacksmith named Michaels had a shop there and his favorite tipple was blackberry brandy, making "Blackberry" the notable feature of the locality.

A post office was established at Edna Mills in 1861, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[4]

Geography

Edna Mills is located at 40°25′03″N 86°40′04″W / 40.41750°N 86.66778°W.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Edna Mills, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
3. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. p. 33.
4. "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.