Foresman was laid out as a town in 1882 by John B. Foresman, and named for him.[3] A post office was established at Foresman in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[4]
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^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foresman, Indiana
^Ade, John (1911). Newton County: A Collection of Historical Facts and Personal Recollections Concerning Newton County, Indiana, from 1853 to 1911. Bobbs-Merrill. p. 194.
^"Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
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