North Grove, Indiana

North Grove is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

North Grove, Indiana
Unincorporated community
North Grove
North Grove
Coordinates: 40°36′44″N 85°57′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipHarrison
Elevation827 ft (252 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46911
FIPS code18-54792[2]
GNIS feature ID449702

History

North Grove was originally called Moorefield when it was laid out in 1854 by William North.[4] The name was changed to North Grove at about the time the Pan Handle Railroad arrived into the town in 1867.[5] A post office was established at North Grove in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[6]

Geography

North Grove is located at 40°36′44″N 85°57′58″W.

gollark: PyroBot should do it.
gollark: Really, this is just ridiculous. I mean, why reply with that constantly?
gollark: Wait, hold on, I'll spoiler tag it.
gollark: Oh, no, they said ||in <#424394851170385923> they had made a "taser" or something||.
gollark: WHY DID YOU INVOKE HIM

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "North Grove, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 610.
  5. Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 197.
  6. "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.