Home Place, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Home Place, Indiana
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hamilton
Established Title1:Settled
Established Date1:1832
Established Title2:Town plotted
Established Date2:1914
Area Total Sq Mi:1.59
Area Land Sq Mi:1.57
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Area Water Percent:1.26
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EST
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:846
Coordinates:39.9439°N -86.1433°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:46280
Area Code:317, 463
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:436367
Website:Home Place, Indiana website

Home Place is a neighborhood within the city of Carmel, Indiana, in the United States. Home Place was previously an unincorporated community of in Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, that had resisted annexation attempts by Carmel since 2004.[1] However, in June 2016, a special judge ruled that residents of Home Place had failed to meet all the requirements to prevent the annexation, and that Carmel could move forward with the annexation.[2] After that decision was upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals in October 2017, representatives of the Home Place residents reached an agreement with city leaders. On March 1, 2018, Carmel completed the annexation of the Home Place community.[3]

History

Home Place was laid out in 1914 along the Union Traction interurban line between Indianapolis and points north.[4] Although officially annexed by Carmel in 2018, Home Place did retain its historical Indianapolis postal code. Mail is delivered by the Nora, Indianapolis post office, in neighboring Marion County, Indiana.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Home Place forced annexation. homeplaceindiana.com. June 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041456/http://www.homeplaceindiana.com/cchp.htm. March 4, 2016.
  2. News: Erdody. Lindsey. Court rules in favor of Carmel in Home Place annexation case. June 22, 2016. Indianapolis Business Journal. June 22, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-01. Home Place annexation begins today. 2021-05-29. Current Publishing. en-US.
  4. Book: History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1 . B.F. Bowen & Co. . Haines, John F. . 1915 . 263.