Rome, Indiana
Unincorporated community
The old Perry County Courthouse
The old Perry County Courthouse
Rome is located in Indiana
Rome
Rome
Rome is located in the United States
Rome
Rome
Coordinates: 37°55′24″N 86°31′25″W / 37.92333°N 86.52361°W / 37.92333; -86.52361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPerry
TownshipTobin
Elevation
[1]
410 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47574
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451405[1]

Rome is an unincorporated community along the Ohio River in southeastern Tobin Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

The community lies across the river from Stephensport, Kentucky and just off Indiana State Road 66 approximately thirteen miles east of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County.[2]

History

Rome was first established as Washington. The name was changed to Franklin before finally settling on Rome in 1819.[3] A post office was established at Rome that year, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2008.[4] From 1819 until 1859, Rome was the second county seat of Perry County, after Troy. The Rome Courthouse was built in 1819 to mimic the first Indiana Capitol in Corydon.[5][6] The small town located in the Hoosier National Forest was the home of former Indiana governor Edgar Whitcomb, during the final years of his life.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850349[7]—
1870221—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Rome appeared only once in the U.S. Census as a separately-returned community, when in 1870 it had a population of 221. However, in 1850 an estimate published by the Census placed the population at approximately 349 inhabitants, and by 1854 the Census Office further estimated that the population had risen to 600 people.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rome, Indiana
  2. ^ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 3rd ed., 2004, p. 62–63. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  3. ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeeds. 1885. p. 676.
  4. ^ INDIANA Post Offices by State
  5. ^ Rhodes, Rick (2008). The Ohio River In American History. St.Petersburg: Heron Island Guides.
  6. ^ Self-Guided Auto Tour - Black Route Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ DeBow, J.D.B. (1853). The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850 (PDF). Washington: Robert Armstrong. p. 1021. Retrieved May 19, 2021. The population figure for 1850 is an approximation provided in the appendix of the official volume of the Seventh Census.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  9. ^ DeBow, J.D.B. (1854). Statistical View of the United States (PDF). Washington: Beverley Tucker, Senate Printer. p. 379. Retrieved May 19, 2021.


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