Elwren, Indiana

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Elwren is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Founded in 1906,{{cite book|last=Cavinder|first=Fred D.|title=More Amazing Tales from Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/moreamazingtales0000cavi|url-access=registration|year=2003|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0-253-21653-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/moreamazingtales0000cavi/page/19 19]}} Elwren had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite book|last1=Rund|first1=Christopher|last2=Frailey|first2=Fred W.|last3=Powell|first3=Eric|title=The Indiana Rail Road Company: America's New Regional Railroad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc9_9VZUbpoC&pg=PA245|year=2012|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0-253-35695-4|page=245}} The name is a portmanteau of the names of founding families Eller, Whaley, Baker, and Breedon.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n142 125]|quote=...named for them: Eller, Whaley, Baker, and Breeden.}} A post office was established at Elwren in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Monroe |title=Monroe County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=5 September 2015}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana