A post office was established at Chelsea in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] The community was likely named directly or indirectly after Chelsea, London.[4]
Chelsea was hit by a tornado on March 2, 2012, in which three people died. A fourth fatality occurred about one mile away in Paynesville.[5]
^"Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
^Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 93. ISBN978-0-253-32866-3. ...name apparently comes from the district in London, perhaps via Maine.
^ ab Grace Schneider. The Courier-Journal. (March 4, 2012). "Indiana couple died as they lived, side by side". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 4, 2012. People who have lived in Chelsea, on Ind. 62 between New Washington and Hanover, know the crossroads at Jackson Road where the tornado hit as the Jackson ancestral heart.
chelsea, indiana, chelsea, unincorporated, community, saluda, township, jefferson, county, indiana, unincorporated, communitychelseashow, indianachelseashow, united, statescoordinates, 65056, 52500, 65056, 52500countryunited, statesstateindianacountyjeffersont. Chelsea is an unincorporated community in Saluda Township Jefferson County Indiana Chelsea IndianaUnincorporated communityChelseaShow map of IndianaChelseaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 38 39 02 N 85 31 30 W 38 65056 N 85 52500 W 38 65056 85 52500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJeffersonTownshipSaludaElevation787 ft 240 m ZIP code47138FIPS code18 12250 1 GNIS feature ID432440 2 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditA post office was established at Chelsea in 1883 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903 3 The community was likely named directly or indirectly after Chelsea London 4 Chelsea was hit by a tornado on March 2 2012 in which three people died A fourth fatality occurred about one mile away in Paynesville 5 Geography EditChelsea is located at 38 39 02 N 85 31 30 W 38 65056 N 85 52500 W 38 65056 85 52500 It is located on Indiana 62 between New Washington and Hanover 5 See also EditTornado outbreak of March 2 3 2012References Edit U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 Chelsea Indiana Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved October 10 2009 Jefferson County Jim Forte Postal History Retrieved November 8 2014 Baker Ronald L October 1995 From Needmore to Prosperity Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History Indiana University Press p 93 ISBN 978 0 253 32866 3 name apparently comes from the district in London perhaps via Maine a b Grace Schneider The Courier Journal March 4 2012 Indiana couple died as they lived side by side Courier Journal Retrieved March 4 2012 People who have lived in Chelsea on Ind 62 between New Washington and Hanover know the crossroads at Jackson Road where the tornado hit as the Jackson ancestral heart This Jefferson County Indiana location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chelsea Indiana amp oldid 1166694826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
