Farmers, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Farmers is located in Indiana
Farmers
Farmers
Farmers is located in the United States
Farmers
Farmers
Coordinates: 39°10′31″N 86°53′30″W / 39.17528°N 86.89167°W / 39.17528; -86.89167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipFranklin
Elevation
[1]
591 ft (180 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47427
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID434398

Farmers is an unincorporated community in the southwest corner of Franklin Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies just south of US Highway 231 at the intersection of 650 West, which is a community about twelve miles south of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.[3] Its elevation is 591 feet (180 m), and it is located at 39°10′31″N 86°53′30″W / 39.17528°N 86.89167°W / 39.17528; -86.89167 (39.1753222 -86.8916741). This community is also known as Farmers Station.[4]

History

A post office was established as Farmers Station in 1869, renamed Farmers in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.[5] Farmer was the surname of a town merchant.[6]

Geography

School districts

  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Farmers, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 46, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
  5. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name honors a local storekeeper named Farmer.
  7. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 1, 1982. Retrieved September 1, 2015.


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