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Chelsea is an unincorporated community in Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Chelsea, Indiana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Chelsea  Chelsea | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′02″N 85°31′30″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Saluda |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| ZIP code | 47138 |
| FIPS code | 18-12250[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 432440[2] |
History
A post office was established at Chelsea in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] The community was likely named directly or indirectly after Chelsea, London.[4]
Chelsea was hit by a tornado on March 2, 2012, in which three people died. A fourth fatality occurred about one mile away in Paynesville.[5]
Geography
Chelsea is located at 38°39′02″N 85°31′30″W. It is located on Indiana 62, between New Washington and Hanover.[5]
See also
- Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012
References
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Chelsea, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...name apparently comes from the district in London, perhaps via Maine.
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Grace Schneider. The Courier-Journal. (March 4, 2012). "Indiana couple died as they lived, side by side". Courier Journal. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
People who have lived in Chelsea, on Ind. 62 between New Washington and Hanover, know the crossroads at Jackson Road where the tornado hit as the Jackson ancestral heart.
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