Stones Crossing, Indiana

Stones Crossing is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Stones Crossing in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] The community was named in honor of the Stone family of residents.[3]

gollark: A convincing explanation I read of the everyone-has-to-go-to-college thing is that college degrees work as a signal to employers that you have some basic competence at listening independently, doing things for delayed gain later, sort of thing, more than providing any massively work-relevant skills, and it apparently got easier/more popular to get a degree over time, so the *lack* of one works as a signal that you *lack* those basic skills.
gollark: No idea.
gollark: Throwing money at a somewhat broken system can just perpetuate the somewhat broken system and cost a lot.
gollark: Oh, 30.
gollark: Somewhat slowly, but that graph spans... 35 years.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stones Crossing, Indiana
  2. "Johnson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Stone family.



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