Athens, Indiana
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Fulton |
| Township | Henry |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| ZIP code | 46912 [1] |
| FIPS code | 18-02530[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 430320[3] |
Athens is an unincorporated community hamlet in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana, originally called Hoover Station. The town's name is pronounced with a long a and stress on the first syllable.[4] A post office established as Grant, on December 20, 1875, was moved to Hoover Station in 1883; Hoover Station was a waystation for the Chicago & Alton Railway, where Jacob Hoover was the postmaster[5] and kept a general store with his brother.[6] Jacob was the son of Henry and Sarah (Curtis)Hoover, the first white settlers of this area. The name was changed to Athens on May 28, 1896, for Athens, Greece.[7]
While the town is slowly being incorporated into Rochester, a tiny post office exists there for the few remaining residents who still have an Athens address.[1]
Geography
Athens is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., six miles east of Rochester along Indiana State Road 14.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp USPS.com Retrieved 10-19-10
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- ↑ Pearce, T.M. "Place-Name Pronunciation Guides for Western States" California Folklore, Vol. 10 (Jan. 1951), p. 73
- ↑ Rochester Sentinel February 17, 1883
- ↑ Rochester Sentinel, December 23, 1882
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier place names in folklore and history Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995.
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