Clymers, Indiana

Clymers
Cass County's location in Indiana
Cass County's location in Indiana
Clymers is located in Cass County, Indiana
Clymers
Clymers
Location in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°42′27″N 86°26′56″W / 40.70750°N 86.44889°W / 40.70750; -86.44889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCass
TownshipClinton
Elevation725 ft (221 m)
ZIP code
46947
FIPS code18-13942[2]
GNIS feature ID432697[1]

Clymers is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Cass County, Indiana.

History[edit]

Clymers was laid out in 1869.[3] It was named for its founder, George Clymer.[4] A post office was established at Clymers in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[5]

Geography[edit]

Indiana State Road 25 and the Norfolk Southern Railway both pass northeast through the town.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clymers, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 539.
  4. ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 39.
  5. ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2014.