Five Corners, Indiana

Five Corners was a community, now extinct, in Allen Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Five Corners, Indiana
Ghost town
Five Corners
The position of Five Corners in Indiana
Coordinates: 40°56′43″N 86°09′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)574
GNIS ID434539[1]

History

Five Corners, so named due to being located at an intersection of five different roads, was known for being a center of trade in Miami County.[2] In its heyday, the town had a post office, a general store, and a Methodist church. When the Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago Railroad was built in Miami County, it was not extended to Five Corners, being built through nearby Macy instead. This led to Five Corners becoming a ghost town.[3]

A post office was established at Five Corners in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1870.[4]

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References
  1. "Five Corners". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 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. 190.
  3. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 497.
  4. "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 15, 2018.



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