Browns Corner, Indiana

Browns Corner is an unincorporated community in Huntington County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

History

Browns Corner had its start as a trading post for the surrounding community.[2] A post office was established as Brown's Corners in 1870, and it was renamed Browns Corner in 1893.[3] The post office was once again renamed Toledo in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Corner, Indiana
  2. History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Walsworth Publishing Company. 1887. p. 756.
  3. "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...changed to Toledo, for the Toledo Railroad...



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