Boundary City, Indiana

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Boundary City, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Boundary City
Coordinates: 40°20′40″N84°55′19″W / 40.34444°N 84.92194°W / 40.34444; -84.92194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jay
Township Pike
Elevation
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1,017 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47371
GNIS feature ID431379 [1]

Boundary City is an unincorporated community in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana, in the United States. [1]

History

A post office was established as Boundary in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [2] [3] The name of the community refers to the nearby boundary of an Indian treaty. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary City, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 106.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  73. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...for its location on an Indian treaty line...


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