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Jerome, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°27′24″N 85°55′58″W / 40.45667°N 85.93278°W / 40.45667; -85.93278
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Jerome, Indiana
Jerome is located in Indiana
Jerome
Jerome
Jerome is located in the United States
Jerome
Jerome
Coordinates: 40°27′24″N 85°55′58″W / 40.45667°N 85.93278°W / 40.45667; -85.93278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHoward
TownshipUnion
Elevation840 ft (260 m)
ZIP code
46936
FIPS code18-38484[2]
GNIS feature ID2830414[1]

Jerome is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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Jerome is named after the son of its first settler, Hampton Brown. Jerome Brown later served as a county commissioner.[3] Jerome was once incorporated as a town, in 1877.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jerome, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "A Look Back as We Move Forward". The Kokomo Tribune. March 28, 1999. p. 58. Retrieved August 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Time Line of Howard County, 1844-". Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014.