Keystone, Indiana

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Keystone, Indiana
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Keystone
Location of Keystone in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°35′37″N85°15′37″W / 40.59361°N 85.26028°W / 40.59361; -85.26028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wells
Township Chester
Elevation
[1]
866 ft (264 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46759
FIPS code 18-39654 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830580 [1]

Keystone is an unincorporated community in Chester Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A large share of the early settlers being natives of Pennsylvania caused the name of Keystone to be selected, after the Keystone State. [3]

The post office at Keystone has been in operation since 1871.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keystone, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  174.