Mounts, Indiana

Mounts is an unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

History

Mounts was founded in about 1880.[2] It was a whistle stop on the railroad.[3] A post office was established at Mounts in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mounts, Indiana
  2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was established around 1880...
  3. History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. 1884. p. 196.
  4. "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 September 2014.



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