Velpen, Indiana

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States}}

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|settlement_type = Census designated place

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Indiana

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Pike

|subdivision_type3 = Township

|subdivision_name3 = Marion

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = -5

|timezone_DST = EDT

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|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 489

|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 47590

|area_code = 812, 930

|blank_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank_info = 445242{{GNIS|445242}}

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Velpen is an census-designated place in southeastern Marion Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies along State Road 257 southeast of the city of Petersburg, the county seat of Pike County.DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 55-56. {{ISBN|0-89933-319-2}}. Although Velpen is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47590.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=47590 Zip Code Lookup]

History

A post office has been in operation at Velpen since 1881.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Pike&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Pike County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=5 October 2015}} The community was named after the town of Velpe, Germany.

Education

There is one school district in the county, Pike County School Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18125_pike/DC20SD_C18125.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-06-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18125_pike/DC20SD_C18125_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Prior to 1937, Velpen had its own high school. The school colors were green and white, and the mascot was the Leopards. In 1937 students were moved to Otwell High School. That school, in turn, merged into Pike Central High School in 1974.{{cite web|last= Blackford|first=Nathan|url=https://www.evansvilleliving.com/schools-out-forever/|title=School’s Out Forever|magazine=Evansville Living|place=Evansville, Indiana|date=2014-07-15|access-date=2024-06-12}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Jasper, Indiana micropolitan area