Beaver City, Indiana

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Beaver City, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Beaver City
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Beaver City
Coordinates: 40°54′25″N87°24′56″W / 40.90694°N 87.41556°W / 40.90694; -87.41556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Newton
Township Washington
Elevation
[1]
686 ft (209 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47922
Area code 219
FIPS code 18-04006 [2]
GNIS feature ID430671 [1]

Beaver City is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Beaver City was founded in 1893, and was named after the local Beaver Prairie. [3] A post office was established at Beaver City in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver City, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  62. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3.
  4. ↑ "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 6, 2017.


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