Saint Johns, Indiana

Saint Johns
Unincorporated community
Saint Johns
Coordinates: 41°18′31″N 85°06′49″W / 41.30861°N 85.11361°W / 41.30861; -85.11361Coordinates: 41°18′31″N 85°06′49″W / 41.30861°N 85.11361°W / 41.30861; -85.11361
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	DeKalb
Township	Butler
Elevation^[1]	860 ft (260 m)
ZIP code	46738
FIPS code	18-66906^[2]
GNIS feature ID	442564

Saint Johns is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.

History

Saint Johns once contained a post office called DeKalb.^[3] It operated between 1840 and 1905.^[4]

Geography

Saint Johns is located at 41°18′31″N 85°06′49″W / 41.30861°N 85.11361°W / 41.30861; -85.11361.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ 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. A variant name, DeKalb, for the county, was given to a post office...
↑ "DeKalb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Auburn

Cities	Auburn Butler Garrett

Towns	Altona Ashley‡ Corunna Hamilton‡ Saint Joe Waterloo

Townships	Butler Concord Fairfield Franklin Grant Jackson Keyser Newville Richland Smithfield Spencer Stafford Troy Union Wilmington

Unincorporated communities	Artic Auburn Junction Butler Center Cedar Concord Fairfield Center Hopewell Moore New Era Newville Orangeville Saint Johns Sedan Spencerville Stafford Center Summit Taylor Corner

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

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