New_Alsace,_Indiana

New Alsace, Indiana

New Alsace, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

New Alsace is an unincorporated community in Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

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History

New Alsace was laid out in 1838.[3] It was named after Alsace, in France.[4]

A post office was established at New Alsace in 1845, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Alsace, Indiana
  2. [2]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. pp. 181.
  4. [4]
    Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...for the region and former province in France.
  5. [5]
    "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.


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