Negangards Corner, Indiana

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Negangards Corner is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Negangards Corner had its start when a general store opened at the town site.{{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/n251 234]|quote=This village developed around a general store...}} An old variant name of the community was called North Hogan.{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:439984,31636305,North%20Hogan|title=USGS detail on Negangards Corner - Variant Citation|accessdate=2017-03-05}}

A post office opened under the name North Hogan in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1877.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Ripley | title=Ripley County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 November 2015}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ripley County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana