Wilders, Indiana

Wilders
Unincorporated community
Wilders
Coordinates: 41°16′00″N 86°53′46″W / 41.26667°N 86.89611°W / 41.26667; -86.89611Coordinates: 41°16′00″N 86°53′46″W / 41.26667°N 86.89611°W / 41.26667; -86.89611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Township	Dewey
Elevation^[1]	669 ft (204 m)
ZIP code	46348
FIPS code	18-84212^[2]
GNIS feature ID	446022

Wilders is an unincorporated community in Dewey Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.

History

Wilders, or Wilder Station, was once located at the junction of two railroads.^[3] Wilders contained a post office from 1889 until 1933.^[4]

Geography

Wilders is located at 41°16′00″N 86°53′46″W / 41.26667°N 86.89611°W / 41.26667; -86.89611.

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.
↑ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 112.
↑ "LaPorte County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States

County seat: La Porte

Cities	La Porte Michigan City

Towns	Kingsbury Kingsford Heights LaCrosse Long Beach Michiana Shores Pottawattamie Park Trail Creek Wanatah Westville

Townships	Cass Center Clinton Coolspring Dewey Galena Hanna Hudson Johnson Kankakee Lincoln Michigan New Durham Noble Pleasant Prairie Scipio Springfield Union Washington Wills

CDPs	Fish Lake Hanna Hudson Lake Rolling Prairie

Other unincorporated communities	Alida Ambler Andry Beattys Corner Birchim Byron Crumstown‡ Door Village Duneland Beach Haskell Hesston Hicks Hillside Holmesville Kankakee Lake Park Magee Mill Creek Monroe Manor Oakwood Orchard Highlands Otis Pinhook Pinola Plainfield Riverside Salem Heights Smith South Center South Wanatah Springfield Springville Stillwell Summit Tee Lake Thomaston Tracy Union Center Union Mills Waterford Wellsboro Wilders

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

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