Devore, Indiana
Devore is an unincorporated community in the southwest portion of Taylor Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies just south of the intersection of County Road 1000 North and County Road 100 East (a.k.a. Tower Road and Devore Road), which is a community about ten miles north of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. Its elevation is 755 feet (230 m), and it is located at 39°25′47″N 86°45′10″W / 39.42972°N 86.75278°W (39.4297683 -86.7527843). This community is also known as Mill Grove.
History
Devore was originally called Mill Grove, and under the latter name was laid out in 1835. A post office opened under the Devore name in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.
Geography
- Mill Creek flows just north of this community.
U.S. Route 231 is just west of this community.
School districts
- Cloverdale Community Schools.
Political districts
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Devore, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
- ^ Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
Originally this village was called Mill Grove, for a mill here. The village was surveyed in March 1835...
- ^ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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