Crumstown, Indiana

Crumstown
Unincorporated community
Crumstown
Coordinates: 41°37′27″N 86°24′29″W / 41.62417°N 86.40806°W / 41.62417; -86.40806Coordinates: 41°37′27″N 86°24′29″W / 41.62417°N 86.40806°W / 41.62417; -86.40806
Country United States
State Indiana
County St. Joseph
Township Warren
Founded by Christian Holler
Elevation 712 ft (217 m)
Time zone Eastern Standard Time
ZIP code 46554
Area code(s) 574
FIPS code 18-16210[1]
GNIS feature ID 452578[2]

Crumstown is an unincorporated community in LaPorte and St. Joseph counties, Indiana.

History

Christian Holler laid out the original plat of the town of Crum's Point (Crumstown) on April 21, 1875, on the line of the Grand Trunk Railroad. In Warren Township near the junction of the Grapevine Creek and the Kankakee River. Christian Holler platted an addition to the town on January 20, 1882. The population in 1900 was one hundred.[3]

Geography

Crumstown is located at 41°37′27″N 86°24′29″W / 41.62417°N 86.40806°W / 41.62417; -86.40806.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Crumstown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. Howard, Timothy Edward (1907). A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Lewis publishing Company. p. 310.


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