Steam Corner, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Steam Corner, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Fountain County
Pushpin Label:Steam Corner
Pushpin Map Caption:Steam Corner's location in Fountain County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fountain
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Millcreek
Coordinates:40.0428°N -87.2433°W
Elevation Ft:682
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47987 (Veedersburg)
Area Code:765
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-72836[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:444103

Steam Corner is a small unincorporated settlement in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Steam Corner in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[2] Steam Mill was named from the presence of a steam-powered mill.[3]

In the 1880s the Chicago and Great Southern Railway completed a north/south rail line through Fountain County which ran from Clay and Vigo counties in the south to Newton County and Kankakee County, Illinois in the north. Steam Corner, also known as Long Siding Station, became a stop along this railroad between stations at Veedersburg and Yeddo. The rail line was later operated by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and ultimately the Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad, which ran the line until its closure in the 1940s.

Geography

Steam Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 41 and State Road 32 in Mill Creek Township, about five miles south of Veedersburg. Prairie Creek begins northeast of Steam Corner and flows west to Coal Creek near the Wabash River.

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: Fountain County . Jim Forte Postal History . 7 September 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. 311. A local steam sawmill gave the village its name..

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