Stockdale, Indiana

Stockdale
Unincorporated community
Stockdale
Coordinates: 40°54′54″N 85°56′39″W / 40.91500°N 85.94417°W / 40.91500; -85.94417Coordinates: 40°54′54″N 85°56′39″W / 40.91500°N 85.94417°W / 40.91500; -85.94417
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wabash
Township Paw Paw
Elevation[1] 722 ft (220 m)
ZIP code 46974
FIPS code 18-73286[2]
GNIS feature ID 444180

Stockdale is an unincorporated community in Paw Paw Township, Wabash County and Miami County, Indiana, United States.

History

Stockdale was laid out in 1837 by Thomas Goudy. When the Eel River Railroad was built, it was extended to nearby Roann, but not to Stockdale. This led to the decline of Stockdale.[3]

Geography

Stockdale is located at 40°54′54″N 85°56′39″W / 40.91500°N 85.94417°W / 40.91500; -85.94417.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. 200.


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