Former gas station on State Road 1

Blooming Grove is an unincorporated community in Blooming Grove Township, Franklin County, Indiana.[1]

History

Blooming Grove was platted in 1816.[2] The community took its name from Blooming Grove Township.[3] A post office was established at Blooming Grove in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blooming Grove, Indiana
  2. ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. p. 141.
  3. ↑ "Blooming Grove". Franklin County Historical Society. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2014. Blooming Grove had 2 gas stations at one time, a grocery store Fritz grocery and a grade school that housed grades 1 through 8. They currently still have a automotive shop, and it also has Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department which opened in 1966, which is still in operation today.

39°30′08″N 85°03′53″W / 39.50222°N 85.06472°W / 39.50222; -85.06472


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