Blooming Grove, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, U.S.
Blooming Grove is an unincorporated community in Blooming Grove Township, Franklin County, Indiana.[1]
History
Blooming Grove was platted in 1816.[2] The community took its name from Blooming Grove Township.[3] A post office was established at Blooming Grove in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blooming Grove, Indiana
- ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. p. 141.
- ^ "Blooming Grove". Franklin County Historical Society. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
Blooming Grove had 2 gas stations at one time, a grocery store Fritz grocery and a grade school that housed grades 1 through 8. The community currently still has an automotive shop. It also has the Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department which opened in 1966 and is still in operation today.
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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Brookville
- Batesville‡
- Brookville
- Cedar Grove
- Laurel
- Mount Carmel
- Oldenburg
- Andersonville
- Blooming Grove
- Hamburg
- Lake Santee‡
- Lake View
- Lakeshore Resort
- Metamora
- New Trenton
- Peppertown
communities
- Bath
- Buena Vista
- Drewersburg
- Enochsburg
- Highland Center
- Huntersville
- Klemmes Corner
- Midway
- Millville
- Mixersville
- Mound Haven
- Mount Auburn
- New Fairfield
- Oak Forest
- Old Bath
- Palestine
- Peoria
- Raymond
- Rockdale
- Saint Marys
- Saint Peter
- Scipio‡
- Sharptown
- South Gate
- Stavetown
- Whitcomb
- Yellow Bank
- Youngs Corner
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°30′08″N 85°03′53″W / 39.50222°N 85.06472°W / 39.50222; -85.06472
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