Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Denham is an unincorporated community in Rich Grove Township, Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
An old variant name of the community was called Gundrum.[2] The community had its start in 1860s when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] The Denham name was adopted in the 1880s in honor of a railroad official.[4]
A post office was established under the name Gundrum in 1870, was renamed Denham in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996.[5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denham, Indiana
- ^ "USGS detail on Denham - Variant Citation". Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 621.
- ^ Potempa, Philip. "OFFBEAT: NWI small town post office included at Smithsonian". nwi.com. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ^ "Pulaski County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
