Mount Comfort, Indiana
Mount Comfort is an unincorporated community in Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
Mount Comfort, Indiana | |
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  Mount Comfort  Mount Comfort | |
| Coordinates: 39°49′51″N 85°54′55″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Hancock |
| Township | Buck Creek |
| Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
| ZIP code | 46140 |
| FIPS code | 18-51390[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 439557[2] |
History
A post office was established at Mount Comfort in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1956.[3]
Mount Comfort was platted as a town in about 1882, when the railroad was extended to that point.[4]
Geography
Mount Comfort is located at 39°49′51″N 85°54′55″W.
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References
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Mount Comfort, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 570.
Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| City |  Map of Indiana highlighting Hancock County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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