Needmore, Brown County, Indiana - USA

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Needmore is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Needmore
Unincorporated community
Brown County's location in Indiana
Needmore Location in Brown County
Coordinates: 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Brown
Township	Jackson
Elevation [1]	722 ft (220 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47448
Area code(s)	812 & 930
FIPS code	18-52182[2]
GNIS feature ID	439974

History

A post office was established at Needmore in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[4] Tradition has it when an early visitor to the settlement remarked that it "needed more", the name stuck.[5]

In 1884, Needmore contained a blacksmith, several stores, and a population of approximately 100 inhabitants.[6]

Geography

Needmore is located at 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Needmore, Brown County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
"Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...said that he had never seen a community that needed more, so the village was called Needmore.
Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 738.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Brown County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Nashville
Town	Nashville	Map of Indiana highlighting Brown County
Townships	Hamblen Jackson Van Buren Washington
CDP	Cordry Sweetwater Lakes
Other communities	Beanblossom Becks Grove Belmont Camp Roberts Christiansburg Clarksdale Cornelius Elkinsville Fruitdale Gatesville Gnaw Bone Helmsburg Lanam Mount Liberty Needmore Peoga‡ Pikes Peak Point Idalawn Spearsville Stone Head Story Taggart Trevlac Waycross
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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