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'''Klaasville''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana|Hanover Township]], [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake County]], [[Indiana]].
'''Klaasville''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana|Hanover Township]], [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake County]], [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/>


==History==
==History==
A post office was established at Klaasville in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Lake&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Lake County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> The community was named for the German American Klaas family of pioneer settlers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=186|quote=...named for the local Klaas family. An early German settler was H. Klaas...}}</ref>
A post office was established at Klaasville in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Lake&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Lake County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> The community was named for the German American Klaas family of pioneer settlers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/186 186]|quote=...named for the local Klaas family. An early German settler was H. Klaas...}}</ref>

==Geography==
Klaasville is located at {{coord|41|21|21|N|87|31|03|W|type:city}}.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Lake County, Indiana]]
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Latest revision as of 01:44, 9 January 2024

Klaasville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Klaasville is located in Indiana
Klaasville
Klaasville
Klaasville is located in the United States
Klaasville
Klaasville
Coordinates: 41°21′21″N 87°31′03″W / 41.35583°N 87.51750°W / 41.35583; -87.51750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLake
TownshipHanover
Elevation
[1]
712 ft (217 m)
ZIP code
46303 (Cedar Lake)
Area code219
FIPS code18-40104[2]
GNIS feature ID437373[1]

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Klaasville, Indiana
  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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