Cloverland, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

39°30′05″N 87°13′53″W / 39.50139°N 87.23139°W / 39.50139; -87.23139CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClayTownship PoseyElevation

607 ft (185 m)ZIP code

47834

FIPS code18-13888^[1]GNIS feature ID432691^[2]

Cloverland is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Cloverland is located at 39°30′05″N 87°13′53″W / 39.50139°N 87.23139°W / 39.50139; -87.23139, about six miles west of the county seat, Brazil, and less than one mile east of the Vigo-Clay line. Cloverland is within the humid continental climate zone. The terrain is gently rolling and includes a small brook.

History

The town was platted in 1834 as a speculative venture by Terre Haute doctor Charles Modesitt. The town grew steadily with several general stores, a carpentry shop, and several other ventures. With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted to nearby Brazil, and the town's population dwindled.^[3] A post office was established at Cloverland in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.^[4] Today, a church, a commercial building, and cluster of houses are all that remain.

References

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Cloverland, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 221.
^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.