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Unincorporated Community in Indiana, United States
Denmark, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
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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 code47427
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. 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. 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

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

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

Geography

School districts

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

Political districts

References

  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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Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Spencer
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