Sumava Resorts, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 41°09′56″N 87°26′17″W / 41.16556°N 87.43806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Newton |
Township | Lake |
Sumava Resorts | 1927 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.42 sq mi (6.26 km2) |
• Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 291 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 46379 |
Area code | 219 |
FIPS code | 18-74078[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2830475[1] |
Sumava Resorts is an unincorporated community in Lake Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Sumava Resorts was laid out in 1926.[4] A post office has been in operation at the community since 1928.[5] A group of Czech immigrants from Chicago formed the Sumava Forest Resorts Inc.. It was named for the Bohemian Forest, which in the Czech Republic is called the Šumava Forest.[2]
The resort became a weekend and summer resort for the Chicago Community. Special trains would bring the city folks out to Sumava and return each weekend. Lukes' Restaurant & Tavern on County Road N 250 W became the center of activities dining on duck, roast chicken, dumplings and kraut.[2]
The communities location along the Kankakee River meant that it has been plaqued by flooding. Three major floods occurred in 1950, 1967, and 1976. A levee break in 1993 brought national attention to the community. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed and constructed a $7 million dike around the community, ending the annual risk of flooding.[2]