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Elwren is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Elwren, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°06′31″N 86°40′11″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Township	Van Buren
Elevation [1]	840 ft (256 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47403
Area code(s)	812, 930
FIPS code	18-21088[2]
GNIS feature ID	434146

History

Founded in 1906,[4] Elwren had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[5] The name is a portmanteau of the names of founding families Eller, Whaley, Baker, and Breedon.[6] A post office was established at Elwren in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[7]

Geography

Elwren is located at 39°06′31″N 86°40′11″W.

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.
"Elwren, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
Cavinder, Fred D. (2003). More Amazing Tales from Indiana. Indiana University Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-253-21653-2.
Rund, Christopher; Frailey, Fred W.; Powell, Eric (2012). The Indiana Rail Road Company: America's New Regional Railroad. Indiana University Press. p. 245. ISBN 0-253-35695-4.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for them: Eller, Whaley, Baker, and Breeden.
"Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Bloomington
City	Bloomington	Map of Indiana highlighting Monroe County
Towns	Ellettsville Stinesville
Townships	Bean Blossom Benton Bloomington Clear Creek Indian Creek Perry Polk Richland Salt Creek Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Harrodsburg Smithville-Sanders
Other unincorporated communities	Buenavista Chapel Hill Clear Creek Dolan Elwren Fairfax Fleener Forest Park Heights Garden Acres Handy Hindustan Kirby Kirksville Knight Ridge Marlin Hills Modesto Mount Tabor New Unionville Sanders Smithville Stanford Unionville Van Buren Park Victor Wayport West Brook Downs Woodville Hills Yellowstone
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