Cornelius, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Brown

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|subdivision_name3 = Jackson

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|postal_code = 46160

|area_code = 812 & 930

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Cornelius is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Cornelius in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Brown |title=Brown County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=28 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903095154/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Brown |archivedate=3 September 2014 }} Cornelius was the name of a pioneer settler.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=102|quote=The official name, Cornelius, honoring an early settler...}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana