Pyrmont, Indiana

Pyrmont
Unincorporated community
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Pyrmont Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°28′03″N 86°40′47″W / 40.46750°N 86.67972°WCoordinates: 40°28′03″N 86°40′47″W / 40.46750°N 86.67972°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Carroll
Township	Clay
Elevation[1]	676 ft (206 m)
ZIP code	46923
FIPS code	18-62424[2]
GNIS feature ID	441677

Pyrmont is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana.

History

Pyrmont was likely named after Waldeck and Pyrmont, in Germany.^[3]

An historical marker, erected in 1977 by the Carroll County Historical Society at the principal intersection in Pyrmont gives some of its history:^[4]

John Wagner built a dam, race and saw mill about a mile South in 1833 and added a grist mill. He sold to John Fisher who sold to John Fetterhoff who built a large frame mill. Joel Wagoner, James Allen, Elias Morkert, J. J. Cripe, Wm. Gardner, Bert Smoker were later operators. It burned December 7, 1929. Fetterhoff’s Mill Post Office established 1851, was changed to Pyrmont in 1866.

Pyrmont was the site of a 152-foot (46 m) single span Smith Truss covered bridge, built in 1860 by the Wheelock Bridge Company. The bridge collapsed in July, 1951.^[5]

Geography

Pyrmont is located at 40°28′03″N 86°40′47″W / 40.46750°N 86.67972°W.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...apparently for the German principality, Waldeck-Pyrmont...
4. "Pyrmont / 1812 Hopkins' Expedition". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
5. "Pyrmont Covered Bridge". Indiana Country History Preservation Society. Retrieved 2011-03-08.