Gem, Indiana

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|subdivision_name3 = Sugar Creek

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Gem is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

Gem was never properly laid out or platted. A store and a saw mill were built at Gem in 1871.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00richrich | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=Wm. Mitchell Printing Company | author=Richman, George J. | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00richrich/page/781 781]}}

A post office was established at Gem in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hancock |title=Hancock County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=17 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202174215/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hancock |archivedate=2 February 2016 }}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area