Jerome, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Jerome, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Jerome
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Howard
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Union
Coordinates:40.4567°N -85.9328°W
Elevation Ft:840
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46936
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-38484[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830414

Jerome is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Jerome is named after the son of its first settler, Hampton Brown. Jerome Brown later served as a county commissioner.[2] Jerome was once incorporated as a town, in 1877.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. News: A Look Back as We Move Forward . The Kokomo Tribune. March 28, 1999. 58. Newspapers.com. August 16, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Time Line of Howard County, 1844- . Kokomo-Howard County Public Library . 2 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112234020/http://chestnut.kokomo.lib.in.us/glhs/history/timeline.html . 12 November 2013 .