Crumstown, Indiana

Crumstown
Unincorporated community
Crumstown
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
Counties LaPorte, St. Joseph
Township Warren
Founded by Christian Holler
Elevation[1] 709 ft (216 m)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 46554
Area code(s) 574
FIPS code 18-16210[2]
GNIS feature ID 452578

Crumstown is an unincorporated community in LaPorte and St. Joseph counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

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. The community was named after Nathaniel H. Crum, an early settler.[3] Christian Holler platted an addition to the town on January 20, 1882 in Warren Township near the junction of the Grapevine Creek and the Kankakee River. The population in 1900 was one hundred.[4]

A post office was established at Crumstown in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.[5]

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. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Crumstown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  4. ↑ Howard, Timothy Edward (1907). A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Lewis publishing Company. p. 310.
  5. ↑ "Saint Joseph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2016.


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