Milners Corner, Indiana

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

History

Milners Corner was named in 1850 for James Milner.[2] A post office was established at Milners Corner in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milners Corner, Indiana
  2. Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882 ... King & Binford, publishers. p. 224.
  3. "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 September 2014.


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