Temple, Indiana

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Temple is an unincorporated community in Sterling Township, Crawford County, Indiana, United States.

History

Temple was laid out by James L. Temple, and named for him.{{cite book|title=Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhisto00inchic|year=1889|publisher=Chicago printing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhisto00inchic/page/64 64]}}

A post office was established at Temple in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Crawford&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Crawford County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 August 2014}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Crawford County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana