Gem is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

Gem, Indiana
Gem is located in Indiana
Gem
Gem
Gem is located in the United States
Gem
Gem
Coordinates: 39°46′46″N 85°53′48″W / 39.77944°N 85.89667°W / 39.77944; -85.89667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHancock
TownshipSugar Creek
Elevation856 ft (261 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code18-27198[2]
GNIS feature ID435008[1]

History

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Gem was never properly laid out or platted. A store and a saw mill were built at Gem in 1871.[3]

A post office was established at Gem in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gem, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 781.
  4. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2014.