Beanblossom, also spelled Bean Blossom, is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] The town was named for the nearby Beanblossom Creek, which was in turn named for a person whose surname was Beanblossom.[4]
Beanblossom, Indiana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′01″N 86°14′57″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Brown |
Township | Jackson |
Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46160 |
Area codes | 812 & 930 |
FIPS code | 18-03790[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 430609 |
Beanblossom was originally called Georgetown, for George Grove who ran a grist mill in the area and under the latter name was founded in 1833.[5] The first post office in the community was established as Bean Blossom in 1842; the post office was discontinued in 1911.[6]
Beanblossom is located at 39°16′01″N 86°14′57″W, about four miles (6 km) north of Nashville at the intersection of state roads 45 and 135. The closest town to Beanblossom is Helmsburg, approximately two miles west.[7]
Bean Blossom is best known as the home of the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park and Campground, a 55-acre (220,000 m2) wooded campground which for more than 60 years has hosted music performances (mostly country and bluegrass),[citation needed] first at the Brown County Jamboree barn and currently at outdoor stages.[8] A bluegrass festival (currently called the Bill Monroe Memorial Festival) has been held every June since 1967 and is the longest continuously-running bluegrass festival in the world. source: (www.beanblossom.us Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park Official Bean Blossom Site. "Welcome" page. posted January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.) [citation needed]
This village was platted in 1833 and first named Georgetown...
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