Chelsea is an unincorporated community in Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Chelsea, Indiana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Chelsea  Chelsea | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′02″N 85°31′30″W / 38.65056°N 85.52500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Saluda |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| ZIP code | 47138 |
| FIPS code | 18-12250[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 432440[1] |
History edit
A post office was established at Chelsea in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] The community was likely named directly or indirectly after Chelsea, London.[4]
Chelsea was hit by a tornado on March 2, 2012, in which three people died. A fourth fatality occurred about one mile away in Paynesville.[5]
Geography edit
Chelsea is located on Indiana 62, between New Washington and Hanover.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chelsea, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...name apparently comes from the district in London, perhaps via Maine.
- ^ a b
Grace Schneider. The Courier-Journal. (March 4, 2012). "Indiana couple died as they lived, side by side". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
People who have lived in Chelsea, on Ind. 62 between New Washington and Hanover, know the crossroads at Jackson Road where the tornado hit as the Jackson ancestral heart.
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