Aberdeen, Ohio County, Indiana

This article is about Aberdeen in Ohio County, Indiana. For Aberdeen in Porter County, Indiana, see Aberdeen, Porter County, Indiana.

Aberdeen, Ohio County, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
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Coordinates: 38°54′19″N84°59′15″W / 38.90528°N 84.98750°W / 38.90528; -84.98750
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Ohio
Township	Cass
Elevation [1]	269 m (883 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Eastern (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47040 [2]
Area codes	812, 930
FIPS code	18/00136 [3]
GNIS feature ID	429985 [1]

Aberdeen is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Cass Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

The first settlement at Aberdeen was made in about 1814. ^[4] It was named after Aberdeen, in Scotland. ^[5]

A post office was established at Aberdeen in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1880. ^[6]

Geography

Aberdeen is located off of Indiana State Road 56 at the intersection of Aberdeen Rd. and Cass-Union Rd.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aberdeen, Ohio County, Indiana
2. "Google Map of USPS Zip Codes for Ohio County, Indiana". United States Geological Survey. 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
3. "Aberdeen, Indiana (Ohio County) Misc". July 9, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  45. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3.
5. History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp.  592.
6. "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2016.