Klaasville, Indiana

Klaasville, Indiana
Klaasville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Klaasville Klaasville
	Coordinates: 41°21′21″N 87°31′03″W / 41.35583°N 87.51750°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake
Township	Hanover
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
ZIP code	46303 (Cedar Lake)
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-40104
GNIS feature ID	437373

Klaasville is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Klaasville in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.^[3] The community was named for the German American Klaas family of pioneer settlers.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klaasville, Indiana
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Klaas family. An early German settler was H. Klaas...

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klaasville, Indiana

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

[4] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Klaas family. An early German settler was H. Klaas...

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