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词条 Devore, Indiana
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. School districts

  4. Political districts

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Devore, Indiana
|settlement_type = Unincorporated Community
|pushpin_map = Indiana#USA
|pushpin_label = Devore
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Owen
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Taylor
|established_date =
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes = [1]
|elevation_m = 230
|elevation_ft = 755
|coordinates = {{coord|39|25|47|N|86|45|10|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 47456
|area_code = 812, 930
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 433516
}}Devore is an unincorporated community in the southwest portion of Taylor Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] 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.[3] Its elevation is 755 feet (230 m), and it is located at {{coord|39|25|47|N|86|45|10|W|type:city}} (39.4297683 -86.7527843). This community is also known as Mill Grove.[4]

History

Devore was originally called Mill Grove, and under the latter name was laid out in 1835.[5] A post office opened under the Devore name in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[6]

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

  • State House District 46
  • State Senate District 39

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2017-04-29|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
2. ^{{cite gnis|433516|Devore, Indiana|2017-04-30}}
3. ^{{citation |title= Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. |location= Yarmouth |publisher= DeLorme |date= 2004 |edition= 3 |page= 43 |ISBN= 0-89933-319-2}}
4. ^{{cite book |author= Baker, Ronald L. |author2= Carmony, Marvin |title= Indiana Place Names |publisher= Indiana University Press |location= Bloomington, IN |date= 1975 }}
5. ^{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=113|quote=Originally this village was called Mill Grove, for a mill here. The village was surveyed in March 1835...}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Owen |title=Owen County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=21 September 2015}}

External links

  • Roadside Thoughts for Devore, Indiana
  • Cloverdale Community Schools
{{Owen County, Indiana}}{{OwenCountyIN-geo-stub}}

2 : Unincorporated communities in Owen County, Indiana|Unincorporated communities in Indiana

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