Deedsville, Indiana

Deedsville
Unincorporated community
Deedsville
Coordinates: 40°54′37″N 86°06′04″W / 40.91028°N 86.10111°W / 40.91028; -86.10111Coordinates: 40°54′37″N 86°06′04″W / 40.91028°N 86.10111°W / 40.91028; -86.10111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Miami
Township Union
Elevation 840 ft (260 m)
ZIP code 46921
FIPS code 18-17182[1]
GNIS feature ID 433408[2]

Deedsville is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Miami County, Indiana.

History

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 others.[4] A post office has been in operation at Deedsville since 1870.[5]

Geography

Deedsville is located at 40°54′37″N 86°06′04″W / 40.91028°N 86.10111°W / 40.91028; -86.10111.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Deedsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. Bodurtha , Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 188.
  4. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 792.
  5. 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.


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