Poling, Indiana

Poling, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Poling, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°31′57″N 85°03′12″W / 40.53250°N 85.05333°W / 40.53250; -85.05333Coordinates: 40°31′57″N 85°03′12″W / 40.53250°N 85.05333°W / 40.53250; -85.05333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jay
Elevation	866 ft (264 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	260
GNIS feature ID	441405^[1]

Poling is an unincorporated community in Jay County, Indiana, United States. Poling is 4.7 miles (7.6 km) west of Bryant.

History

A post office was established at Poling in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.^[2] William Poling served as an early postmaster.^[3]

References

↑ "Poling". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. William Poling was appointed postmaster.

Municipalities and communities of Jay County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Portland

Cities	Dunkirk‡ Portland

Towns	Bryant Pennville Redkey Salamonia

Townships	Bearcreek Greene Jackson Jefferson Knox Madison Noble Penn Pike Richland Wabash Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Antioch Antiville Balbec Bellfountain Blaine Bloomfield Bluff Point Boundary City Brice Center College Corner Collett Como Corkwell Fiat Greene Jay City Kitt Liber New Corydon New Mount Pleasant Noble Pleasant Ridge Poling Pony Powers Ridertown Salem Trinity West Liberty Westchester

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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