Gessie, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

40°04′57″N 87°29′59″W / 40.08250°N 87.49972°W / 40.08250; -87.49972CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyVermillionTownship HighlandEstablished1872Elevation

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620 ft (189 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47974

Area code765GNIS feature ID435046

Gessie is a small unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

The town was laid out in 1872 by Robert J. Gessie, who gave the town his name.^[3] A post office was established at Gessie in 1872, and remained in operation until 1967.^[4]

The sole business in the town was a grain elevator, next to the CSX railroad tracks. The grain elevator was destroyed by a tornado. Remnants of the elevator, were used to build a series of grain bins on the east side of town across the tracks.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Gessie is located at 40°05'00" North, 87°29'57" West (40.083333, -87.499167), less than two miles east of the Indiana-Illinois state line.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ "Gessie, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 422.
^ "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.