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Rome is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
along the
Ohio River The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi Riv ...
in southeastern Tobin Township, Perry County, in the
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of
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. The community lies across the river from Stephensport, Kentucky and just off
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approximately thirteen miles east of Tell City, the
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of Perry County.


History

Rome was first established as Washington. The name was changed to Franklin before finally settling on Rome in 1819. A post office was established at Rome that year, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 2008. From 1819 until 1859, Rome was the second county seat of Perry County, after
Troy Troy (/; ; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek mythology, Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destina ...
. The Rome Courthouse was built in 1819 to mimic the first Indiana Capitol in Corydon. The small town located in the
Hoosier National Forest The Hoosier National Forest is a property managed by the United States Forest Service in the hills of Southern Indiana, southern Indiana. Composed of four separate sections, it has a total area of . Hoosier National Forest's headquarters are loc ...
was the home of former Indiana governor Edgar Whitcomb, during the final years of his life.


Demographics

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.


See also

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List of cities and towns along the Ohio River The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi Riv ...


References

Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Indiana populated places on the Ohio River {{PerryCountyIN-geo-stub