Popcorn, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Lawrence

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|subdivision_name3 = Perry

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|population_as_of = 2018 40 Says so on the bag of popcorn I bought

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|postal_code = 47462

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|blank_info = 18-61056{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

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Popcorn is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

History

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Popcorn took its name from Popcorn Creek.{{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/n286 269]|quote=...named for a nearby stream, Popcorn Creek.}} A local legend states a visitor from out of town compared the size of local farmers' corn to "popcorn" compared to their own.{{cite book|title=Indianapolis Monthly|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_1QsDAAAAMBAJ|date=September 2006|publisher=Emmis Communications|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_1QsDAAAAMBAJ/page/n155 138]|issn=0899-0328}}

A post office called Popcorn was established in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Lawrence&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Lawrence County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=23 March 2015}}

The town is also known for a brand of kettle corn popcorn that takes the name of the town, but the company is not headquartered in the town.{{Cite web|url=http://www.popcornindiana.com/about-us/|title=About Us {{!}} Popcorn, Indiana|website=www.popcornindiana.com|access-date=2018-08-13}}

Notes

Category:Unincorporated communities in Lawrence County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana