Needmore, Brown County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Needmore
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Brown County
Pushpin Label:Needmore
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brown County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jackson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.2511°N -86.3397°W
Elevation Ft:722
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47448
Area Code:812 & 930
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-52182[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:439974

Needmore is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Needmore in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[2] Tradition has it when an early visitor to the settlement remarked that it "needed more", the name stuck.[3]

In 1884, Needmore contained a blacksmith, several stores, and a population of approximately 100 inhabitants.[4]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Brown County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 August 2014.
  3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 233. ...said that he had never seen a community that needed more, so the village was called Needmore..
  4. Book: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . Blanchard, Charles . 1884 . 738.