Eminence, Indiana

Eminence
Unincorporated community
Eminence Show map of Indiana Eminence Show map of the US
Coordinates: 39°31′17″N 86°38′29″W / 39.52139°N 86.64139°W / 39.52139; -86.64139Coordinates: 39°31′17″N 86°38′29″W / 39.52139°N 86.64139°W / 39.52139; -86.64139
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Morgan
Township	Adams
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
ZIP code	46125
FIPS code	18-21106^[1]
GNIS feature ID	434166^[2]

Eminence is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Morgan County, Indiana.

History

Eminence was laid out in July 1855^[3] by William Wigal. The name possibly is commendatory; but according to some accounts it is descriptive, as the village site allegedly was the highest point between Indianapolis and Vincennes when State Road 67 was surveyed.^[4]

Geography

Eminence is located at 39°31′17″N 86°38′29″W / 39.52139°N 86.64139°W / 39.52139; -86.64139.

Education

Eminence is served by the Eminence School Corporation.

Notable people

Glenn M. Curtis, four-time Indiana state champion basketball coach (Lebanon & Martinsville) and coach at Indiana State and the high school coach of John Wooden.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Eminence, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 145.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 125. ISBN 0253209552.

Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Martinsville

City	Martinsville

Towns	Bethany Brooklyn Monrovia Mooresville Morgantown Paragon

Townships	Adams Ashland Baker Brown Clay Green Gregg Harrison Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Ray Washington

CDP	Painted Hills

Other unincorporated communities	Adams Allman Banta‡ Beech Grove Bluffs Briarwood Brookmoor Browns Crossing Bunker Hill Centerton Champlin Meadows Cope Crestview Heights Crown Center Eminence Exchange Fewell Rhoades Fields Five Points Fox Hill Gasburg Hall Hyndsdale Lake Hart Landersdale Lewisville‡ Little Point Mahalasville Maxwell McDaniel Miller Plano Potato Mound Prather Ridgewood Shelburne Stines Mill Corner Sundown Manor Wakeland Waverly Waverly Woods Whitaker Wilbur Willowbrook Estates Wiser Wolff Woodcrest Young

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.