Greene, Indiana

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Greene is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Greene in 1862, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jay | title=Jay County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 November 2014}} The community was named from Greene Township.{{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/150 150]|quote=...named for the township in which it is located.}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Jay County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana