Stockwell, Indiana

Stockwell
census-designated place
The corner of Orchard and Monroe.
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Stockwell Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°17′10″N 86°46′16″W / 40.28611°N 86.77111°W / 40.28611; -86.77111Coordinates: 40°17′10″N 86°46′16″W / 40.28611°N 86.77111°W / 40.28611; -86.77111
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe County
Township	Lauramie Township
Founded	1859
Elevation^[1]	776 ft (237 m)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47983
Area code(s)	765

Stockwell, originally named Lauramie, is a census-designated place in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was once a stop along the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad, but the rail line has since been removed. The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Stockwell is located at 40°17′10″ N, 86°46′16″ W (40.286111, -86.771111) at an elevation of 776 feet. The town sits near a bend in Lauramie Creek in Lauramie Township, less than two miles west of U.S. Route 52. Stockwell had a population of 545 at the 2010 census.

References

↑ "USGS detail on Stockwell". Retrieved 2007-09-20.

A sign welcomes visitors to Stockwell.
A July 2007 wedding at the town's gazebo.
Stockwell in 1878.

Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Lafayette

Cities	Lafayette West Lafayette

Towns	Battle Ground Clarks Hill Dayton Otterbein‡ Shadeland

Townships	Fairfield Jackson Lauramie Perry Randolph Sheffield Shelby Tippecanoe Union Wabash Washington Wayne Wea

CDPs	Americus Buck Creek Colburn Montmorenci Purdue University Stockwell West Point

Other unincorporated communities	Ash Grove Cairo Concord Monitor Monroe North Crane Odell Pettit Romney South Raub

Ghost towns	Beeville Corwin Glen Hall Granville Heath Octagon Old Halfway Wyandot

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

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