Browns Corner, Indiana

Browns Corner is an unincorporated community in Huntington County, Indiana, in the United States.^[1]

History

Browns Corner had its start as a trading post for the surrounding community.^[2] A post office was established as Brown's Corners in 1870, and it was renamed Browns Corner in 1893.^[3] The post office was once again renamed Toledo in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Corner, Indiana
↑ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Walsworth Publishing Company. 1887. p. 756.
↑ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...changed to Toledo, for the Toledo Railroad...

Municipalities and communities of Huntington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Huntington

City	Huntington

Towns	Andrews Markle‡ Mount Etna Roanoke Warren

Townships	Clear Creek Dallas Huntington Jackson Jefferson Lancaster Polk Rock Creek Salamonie Union Warren Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Banquo Bippus Bowerstown Bracken Browns Corner Buckeye Goblesville Harlansburg Lancaster Mahon Majenica Makin Mardenis Milo Pleasant Plain Plum Tree Roanoke Station Rock Creek Center Simpson

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°48′54″N 85°24′42″W / 40.81500°N 85.41167°W / 40.81500; -85.41167

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