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Denmark, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°16′11″N 87°1′33″W / 39.26972°N 87.02583°W / 39.26972; -87.02583
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Denmark, Indiana
Denmark is located in Indiana
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is located in the United States
Denmark
Denmark
Coordinates: 39°16′11″N 87°1′33″W / 39.26972°N 87.02583°W / 39.26972; -87.02583
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipMarion
Elevation548 ft (167 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47427
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID433472

Denmark is an unincorporated community in the southwest portion of Marion Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of County Road 1400 West (a.k.a. Kelly Road) and County Road 150 South (a.k.a. Denmark Road), which is a community about fifteen miles west of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.[3] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m), and it is located at 39°16′11″N 87°1′33″W / 39.26972°N 87.02583°W / 39.26972; -87.02583 (39.2697645 -87.0258445).

History

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Denmark was never officially platted.[4] The community was probably named in tribute to Denmark, in Northern Europe.[5]

A post office was established at Denmark in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[6]

Geography

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School districts

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  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

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References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Denmark, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  4. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 750.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Apparently the name is for the country.
  6. ^ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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