Brick Chapel, Indiana

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Brick Chapel, Indiana
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Brick Chapel
Coordinates: 39°42′42″N86°52′09″W / 39.71167°N 86.86917°W / 39.71167; -86.86917
Country United States
State Indiana
County Putnam
Township Monroe
Elevation
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830 ft (250 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46135
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID449622 [1]

Brick Chapel is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office called Brick Chapel was established in 1873, and was discontinued in 1905. [2] The community took its name from the nearby Brick Chapel church. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brick Chapel, Indiana
  2. "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  75. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The village was established around a church...