Gessie, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°04′57″N 87°29′59″W / 40.08250°N 87.49972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Vermillion |
Township | Highland |
Established | 1872 |
Elevation | 620 ft (189 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47974 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 435046 |
Gessie is a small unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]
The town was laid out in 1872 by Robert J. Gessie, who gave the town his name. [3] A post office was established at Gessie in 1872, and remained in operation until 1967. [4]
The sole business in the town was a grain elevator, next to the CSX railroad tracks. The grain elevator was destroyed by a tornado. Remnants of the elevator, were used to build a series of grain bins on the east side of town across the tracks.[ citation needed]
Gessie is located at 40°05'00" North, 87°29'57" West (40.083333, -87.499167), less than two miles east of the Indiana-Illinois state line.