Official Name: | Romona, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Romona |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Owen |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Washington |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.3272°N -86.73°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 178 |
Elevation Ft: | 584 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47460 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 442273 |
Romona is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Romona was originally called Brintonville, and under the latter name was founded in 1819 by Adam Brinton.[3] The name Romona was adopted in the 1880s, after the novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. A post office was established under the name Romona in 1886, and remained in operation until 1936.[4]
Romona is located at 39.3272°N -86.73°W.