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Needmore, Brown County, Indiana

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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Needmore
Unincorporated community
Brown County's location in IndianaBrown County's location in Indiana
Needmore is located in Brown County, IndianaNeedmoreNeedmoreLocation in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°W / 39.25111; -86.33972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyBrown
TownshipJackson
Elevation722 ft (220 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code47448
Area code(s)812 & 930
FIPS code18-52182
GNIS feature ID439974

Needmore is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Needmore in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919. Tradition has it when an early visitor to the settlement remarked that it "needed more", the name stuck.

In 1884, Needmore contained a blacksmith, several stores, and a population of approximately 100 inhabitants.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needmore, Brown County, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 738.
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