Official Name: | Farmers, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated Community |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Farmers |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Owen |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Franklin |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 180 |
Elevation Ft: | 591 |
Coordinates: | 39.1753°N -86.8917°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47427 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 434398 |
Farmers is an unincorporated community in the southwest corner of Franklin Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies just south of US Highway 231 at the intersection of 650 West, which is a community about twelve miles south of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. Its elevation is 591 feet (180 m), and it is located at 39.1753°N -86.8917°W (39.1753222 -86.8916741). This community is also known as Farmers Station.[2]
A post office was established as Farmers Station in 1869, renamed Farmers in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.[3] Farmer was the surname of a town merchant.[4]