Gings, Indiana

Gings is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

Gings, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°40′15″N 85°22′15″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Rush
Township	Union
Elevation [1]	1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46173
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	435089[1]

History

Gings was platted in 1870, and named for its founder, Michael Ging.^[2] An old variant name of the community was called Star.^[3]

A post office was established under the name Star in 1853, was renamed Gings in 1890 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gings, Indiana
2. History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 669.
3. "USGS detail on Gings - Variant Citation". Retrieved February 25, 2017.
4. "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.