Athens, Indiana

Athens is an unincorporated community hamlet in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana, originally called Hoover Station. The town's name is pronounced with a long a and stress on the first syllable.[4] A post office established as Grant, on December 20, 1875, was moved to Hoover Station in 1883; Hoover Station was a waystation for the Chicago and Atlantic Railway, where Jacob Hoover was the postmaster[5] and kept a general store with his brother.[6] Jacob was the son of Henry and Sarah (Curtis)Hoover, the first white settlers of this area. The name was changed to Athens on May 28, 1896, for Athens, Greece.[7]

Athens, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Athens
Athens
Coordinates: 41°03′13″N 86°07′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFulton
TownshipHenry
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
ZIP code
46912 [1]
FIPS code18-02530[2]
GNIS feature ID430320[3]

While the town is slowly being incorporated into Rochester, a tiny post office exists there for the few remaining residents who still have an Athens address.[1]

Geography

Athens is located at 41°03′13″N 86°07′31″W, six miles east of Rochester along Indiana State Road 14.

References
  1. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp USPS.com Retrieved 10-19-10
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Athens, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  4. Pearce, T.M. "Place-Name Pronunciation Guides for Western States" California Folklore, Vol. 10 (Jan. 1951), p. 73
  5. Rochester Sentinel February 17, 1883
  6. Rochester Sentinel, December 23, 1882
  7. Baker, Ronald L. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier place names in folklore and history Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995.


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