Edna Mills, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Edna Mills
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Clinton County
Coordinates:40.4175°N -86.6678°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Ross
Named For:Edna Kellenbarger
Elevation Ft:653
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46065
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-20440[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:434027

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:[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. 33.
  3. Web site: Clinton County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903101547/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clinton . 3 September 2014 .