Official Name: | Talma, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Talma |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fulton |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Newcastle |
Established Title: | Bloomingsburg (later changed to Talma) |
Established Date: | June 13, 1851 (name changed on January 15, 1896) |
Timezone: | Eastern |
Coordinates: | 41.1525°N -86.1381°W |
Elevation Ft: | 774 |
Founder: | Asa Coplen |
Named For: | A word in a crossword puzzle |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46975 |
Area Code: | 574 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-74870[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2830384 |
Talma is an unincorporated community in Newcastle Township, Fulton County, Indiana.
Talma is located where Redinger Ditch meets the Tippecanoe River. Indiana State Road 25 passes northeast through Talma, which is located about halfway between Rochester and Mentone.
The town was founded by Asa Coplen on June 13, 1851, and was named "Bloomingsburg". A petition was later filed to change the name because the United States Post Office wanted a shorter name for it. A local contest was held, and William Roundtree Kubley found the winning entry, Talma, in a crossword puzzle.
Talma was severely damaged by a tornado on April 3, 1974. This shut down the high school that was slated to be consolidated into Tippecanoe Valley High School later that year.
Talma was home to Talma Fasteners, a manufacturer of screws and bolts and was certified by ISO 9001: 2000. The plant closed in 2014. There is also Mennonite-run Ramer's Hardwood Furniture, Sunnybrook Greenhouses, Snipes Farms, HH Diesel and OBS creative services. Most residents work in Rochester, Argos, or Mentone.