Eminence, Indiana
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Coordinates: 39°31′17″N 86°38′29″W / 39.52139°N 86.64139°WCoordinates: 39°31′17″N 86°38′29″W / 39.52139°N 86.64139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Morgan |
Township | Adams |
Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46125 |
FIPS code | 18-21106[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 434166 |
Eminence is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
History[]
Eminence was laid out in July 1855[4] by William Wigal. The name possibly is commendatory; but according to some accounts it is descriptive, as the village site allegedly was the highest point between Indianapolis and Vincennes when State Road 67 was surveyed.[5]
The post office at Eminence has been in operation since 1857.[6]
Education[]
Eminence is served by the Eminence School Corporation.
Eminence has a public library, a branch of the Morgan County Public Library.[7]
Notable people[]
Glenn M. Curtis, four-time Indiana state champion basketball coach (Lebanon & Martinsville) and coach at Indiana State and the high school coach of John Wooden.
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Eminence, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 145.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0253209552.
- ^ "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Contact". Morgan County Public Library. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Indianapolis metropolitan area
- Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus geography stubs