Brunswick, Indiana

For the Brunswick in Clay County, see Brunswick, Clay County, Indiana.
Brunswick
Unincorporated community
Brunswick
Coordinates: 41°22′40″N 87°30′29″W / 41.37778°N 87.50806°W / 41.37778; -87.50806Coordinates: 41°22′40″N 87°30′29″W / 41.37778°N 87.50806°W / 41.37778; -87.50806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lake
Township Hanover
Elevation 728 ft (222 m)
ZIP code 46303
FIPS code 18-08668[1]
GNIS feature ID 431672[2]

Brunswick is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana.

History

Brunswick was founded in the 1850s.[3] It was named after Braunschweig, in Germany.[4]

Geography

Brunswick is located at 41°22′40″N 87°30′29″W / 41.37778°N 87.50806°W / 41.37778; -87.50806.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Brunswick, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 166.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...for the state and city in Germany...


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