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Groomsville, Indiana
Groomsville is located in Indiana
Groomsville

Groomsville

Groomsville is located in the United States
Groomsville

Groomsville

Coordinates: 40°20′45N 86°12′10W / 40.34583°N 86.20278°W / 40.34583; -86.20278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTipton
TownshipPrairie
Founded byEnoch Smith
Named forB.M. Groom
Elevation 899 ft (274 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46045
Area code765
GNIS feature ID435519[1]

Groomsville is an unincorporated communityinPrairie Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. stateofIndiana.[1]

History

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The area was settled by whites prior to its 1860 founding. The Liberty Baptist Church was founded in 1853 just north of the future Groomsville.[2] Groomsville was official founded in 1860. Enoch Smith facilitated the founding of the post office. Groomsville was named after a physician and Tipton County auditor, B.M. Groom. A general store was built in Groomsville just after its founding. The store was sold to McCreary and Stoops in 1883. John W. Kern made his first political speech in the village in 1870.[3] The post office was discontinued in Groomsville in 1900.[4]

References

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  • ^ Pershing, p. 122-123
  • ^ "Tipton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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