Crumstown, Indiana
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 41°37′27″N 86°24′29″W / 41.62417°N 86.40806°WCoordinates: 41°37′27″N 86°24′29″W / 41.62417°N 86.40806°W | |
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.
References
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Crumstown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ↑ Howard, Timothy Edward (1907). A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Lewis publishing Company. p. 310.
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