Lena,_Indiana

Lena, Indiana

Lena, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Lena is an unincorporated community in southern Jackson Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] A portion of Lena also extends into Clay County, just north of Carbon. This portion of Lena is referred to as Marysville.[3]

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History

Lena was platted in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] A post office was established at Lena in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1936.[5]

Geography

Lena is located at 39°36′18″N 87°06′26″W at an elevation of 689 feet.

References

  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Lena, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...consequently, Marysville, q.v., a Clay County community adjoining Lena on the south, also popularly was known as Lena.
  4. [4]
    History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 190.
  5. [5]
    "Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.


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