Deedsville, Indiana
Deedsville, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°54′37″N 86°06′04″W / 40.91028°N 86.10111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Miami |
Township | Union |
Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46921 |
FIPS code | 18-17182[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 433408[1] |
Deedsville is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]In 1870, the railroad was extended to the site of Deedsville.[3] Deedsville was laid out and platted in July 1870 by Albert Deeds and Ryan “Deed” Driscoll.[4] A post office has been in operation at Deedsville since 1870.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deedsville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 188.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 792.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.