Twelve Mile, IN

Twelve Mile is an unincorporated town in Adams Township, Cass County, Indiana. Its name is sometimes said to come from its location that is approximately 12 miles from the cities of Logansport, Peru and Rochester, but this is an old wives' tale. The town was located on the twelve-mile marker of the railroad that the town grew around. The Twelve Mile Christmas Pageant has been held every December since 1970 in Plank-Hill Park. The pageant was started by Clifton Skinner, an employee at Bunker Hill Air Force Base, who based part of the pageant on a tradition among the base's airmen of placing Christmas-themed panels in front of their barracks.

In Twelve Mile, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Twelve Mile, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The eastern portion of the town was formerly known as Hen Peck; but as the two small towns grew they became one town that was referred to as Twelve Mile.