Needmore, Brown County, Indiana

Needmore
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Needmore
Coordinates: 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°W / 39.25111; -86.33972Coordinates: 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°W / 39.25111; -86.33972
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Brown
Township	Jackson
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
ZIP code	47448
FIPS code	18-52182[1]
GNIS feature ID	439974[2]

Needmore is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana.

Geography

Needmore is located at 39°15′04″N 86°20′23″W / 39.25111°N 86.33972°W / 39.25111; -86.33972. Needmore was first founded in 1892. It originally had the name Jackson's Hollow. In 1915, a representative from the Illinois Central Railroad line was surveying the area for possible routes and the choice came down to nearby Helmsburg and Jackson's Hollow. He eventually decided on Helmsburg because "The Jackson's Hollow area needs more development to be considered a realistic choice." The nickname became a derogatory name for the local school's basketball team. Eventually the name stuck and became a point of pride amongst residents.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "Needmore, Brown County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:439974. Retrieved 2009-10-17.