Emma, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Emma, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Emma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:LaGrange
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Eden
Coordinates:41.6111°N -85.5411°W
Elevation Ft:889
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46571
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-21142[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:434168

Emma is an unincorporated community in Eden Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.

History

Emma once contained a post office which was first called Eden Mills.[2] The post office operated as Eden Mills from 1868 until 1875, was renamed Emma in 1880, and closed in 1903.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Book: Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. 1882. F.A. Battey & Company. 244.
  3. Web site: LaGrange County . Jim Forte Postal History . 9 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111243/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Lagrange . 4 March 2016 .