Farmers Retreat, Indiana

Farmers Retreat is an unincorporated community in Caesar Creek Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

Farmers Retreat
Unincorporated community
Farmers Retreat
Coordinates: 38°58′35″N 85°06′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDearborn
TownshipCaesar Creek
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code
47018
FIPS code18-22756[1]
GNIS feature ID434404[2]

History

A post office was established at Farmers Retreat in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1925.[3] The center of community life is St. John Lutheran Church (often called St. John's) which was founded in 1843. For many years it operated a school serving grades 1-8 where many of the residents of the community attended.

In the middle of the community is a grassy field that has been used as an airstrip by its owner, Barry Pruss, since the 1960s. Pruss Airport is designated by the FAA as 17IN (https://www.airport-data.com/airport/17IN/).

Stories about the name of the community relate to Morgan's Raiders, a Confederate cavalry that traveled through this general area in 1863. One account says that farmers retreated to avoid possible conflict, and another says that farmers left home (either out of curiosity or prepared to engage in battle) but then went back home when Morgan did not show up.

Prior to that time, the community was known as Opptown.

Geography

Farmers Retreat is located at 38°58′35″N 85°06′08″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Farmers Retreat, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.


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