Balbec, Indiana

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Balbec, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Balbec
Coordinates: 40°31′51″N85°08′56″W / 40.53083°N 85.14889°W / 40.53083; -85.14889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jay
Township Penn
Elevation
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879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code
47326
FIPS code 18-03241 [2]
GNIS feature ID430443 [1]

Balbec is an unincorporated community in Penn Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Balbec in 1865, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919. [3] The community was likely named after Baalbek, in Lebanon. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balbec, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  59. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Supposedly the name, sometimes rendered as Balbee, is a misspelling of Baalbek...


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