Gem, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Gem, Indiana
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Gem
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Hancock
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Sugar Creek
Coordinates:	39.7794°N -85.8967°W
Elevation Ft:	856
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	46140
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-27198^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	435008

Gem is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

Gem was never properly laid out or platted. A store and a saw mill were built at Gem in 1871.^[2]

A post office was established at Gem in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.^[3]

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
2. Book: History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions . Wm. Mitchell Printing Company . Richman, George J. . 1916 . 781.
3. Web site: Hancock County . Jim Forte Postal History . 17 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202174215/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hancock . 2 February 2016 .