Velpen,_Indiana

Velpen, Indiana

Velpen, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Velpen is an census-designated place in southeastern Marion Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] It lies along State Road 257 southeast of the city of Petersburg, the county seat of Pike County.[2] Although Velpen is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47590.[3]

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History

A post office has been in operation at Velpen since 1881.[4] The community may be named after the Velp river in Europe.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Velpen, Indiana
  2. [2]
    DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 55-56. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
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    Zip Code Lookup
  4. [4]
    "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. [5]
    Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name may come from the Belgium River, Velpe...


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