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
Unincorporated community
Brown County's location in Indiana
Beanblossom Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°16′01″N 86°14′57″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Brown
Township	Jackson
Elevation [1]	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

History

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]

Geography

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]

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  The Beanblossom Covered Bridge

Culture

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]}

References

• Inman, N. Carol (1991). The Origins of 1001 Towns In Indiana. Indiana State Historical Association.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beanblossom, Indiana.

• Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground
• Bean Blossom - Brown County Jamboree Preservation Foundation
• Bean Blossom: The Brown County Jamboree and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Festivals