Eminence, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Eminence, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Eminence
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morgan
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Adams
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.30
Area Land Sq Mi:0.30
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.5214°N -86.6425°W
Elevation Ft:784
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46125
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-21106[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830472

Eminence is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Adams Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Eminence was laid out in July 1855[3] by William Wigal. The name possibly is commendatory; but according to some accounts it is topographically descriptive.[4]

The post office at Eminence has been in operation since 1857.[5]

Geography

Eminence is in western Morgan County at the intersection of State Roads 42 and 142. SR 42 leads northeast to Monrovia and west 10miles to Cloverdale, while SR 142 leads east 10 miles to SR 39, 7miles north of Martinsville, the Morgan county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Eminence CDP has an area of 0.3sqmi, all land.[1] The community drains northwest to the valley of Mill Creek, which runs southwest to the Eel River, a tributary of the White River.

Education

Eminence is home to the Eels of Eminence Junior-Senior High School.

Eminence has a public library, a branch of the Morgan County Public Library.[6]

Notable people

Glenn M. Curtis, four-time Indiana state champion basketball coach (Lebanon & Martinsville) and coach at Indiana State and the high school coach of John Wooden.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana . United States Census Bureau . April 26, 2023.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Book: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . Blanchard, Charles . 1884 . 145.
  4. Book: Baker. Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. 1995. Indiana University Press. Bloomington & Indianapolis. 0253209552. 125.
  5. Web site: Morgan County . Jim Forte Postal History . May 26, 2017.
  6. Web site: Contact . Morgan County Public Library . 10 March 2018.