Groomsville, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Groomsville, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Groomsville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tipton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Prairie
Established Date:1860
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.3458°N -86.2028°W
Elevation Ft:899
Founder:Enoch Smith
Named For:B.M. Groom
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46045
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:435519

Groomsville is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

The area was settled by whites prior to its 1860 founding. The Liberty Baptist Church was founded in 1853 just north of the future Groomsville.[1] Groomsville was official founded in 1860. Enoch Smith facilitated the founding of the post office. Groomsville was named after a physician and Tipton County auditor, B.M. Groom. A general store was built in Groomsville just after its founding. The store was sold to McCreary and Stoops in 1883. John W. Kern made his first political speech in the village in 1870.[2] The post office was discontinued in Groomsville in 1900.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=NJFuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA207 Pershing, p. 207
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=NJFuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA122 Pershing, p. 122-123
  3. Web site: Tipton County . Jim Forte Postal History . 15 April 2015.