College Corner, Jay County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	College Corner, Jay County, Indiana
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	College Corner
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Jay
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Wayne
Coordinates:	40.4108°N -84.9772°W
Elevation Ft:	922
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47371
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-14338^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	432765

College Corner is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

College Corner was founded in 1850, and named from the presence of Farmers Academy.^[2] College Corner contained a post office from 1862 until 1872.^[3] ^[4]

References

Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 100. ...laid out by Joseph Watson in 1850... Farmers Academy was established here....
Book: History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1 . Historical Publishing Company . Jay, Milton T. . 1922 . 121.
Web site: Jay County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023131403/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jay . 23 October 2014 .