- Needmore, Brown County, Indiana
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Needmore — Town — Coordinates: 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°WCoordinates: 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°W Country United States State Indiana County Brown Township Jackson Elevation 725 ft (221 m) ZIP code 47448 FIPS code 18-52182[1] GNIS feature ID 439974[2] Needmore is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana.
Geography
Needmore is located at 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°W. Needmore was first founded in 1892. It originally had the name Jackson's Hollow. In 1915, a representative from the Illinois Central Railroad line was surveying the area for possible routes and the choice came down to nearby Helmsburg and Jackson's Hollow. He eventually decided on Helmsburg because "The Jackson's Hollow area needs more development to be considered a realistic choice." The nickname became a derogatory name for the local school's basketball team. Eventually the name stuck and became a point of pride amongst residents.
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Needmore, Brown County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:439974. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Indiana Town Townships Hamblen | Jackson | Van Buren | Washington
Unincorporated
communitiesAnnandale Estates | Beanblossom | Bear Wallow | Becks Grove | Belmont | Camp Roberts | Christiansburg | Clarksdale | Cornelius | Elkinsville | Fruitdale | Gatesville | Gnaw Bone | Helmsburg | Lanam | Mount Liberty | Needmore | Pikes Peak | Point Idalawn | Spearsville | Spurgeons Corner | Stone Head | Story | Sweetwater Lake | Taggart | Town Hill | Trevlac | Waycross
Categories:- Populated places in Brown County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Southern Indiana geography stubs
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