Ceylon, Indiana

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Ceylon, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Ceylon
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°36′24″N84°57′12″W / 40.60667°N 84.95333°W / 40.60667; -84.95333
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Adams
Township Wabash
Elevation
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260 m (853 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46740
Area code 260
FIPS code 18-11908 [2]
GNIS feature ID432377 [1]

Ceylon is an unincorporated community in Wabash Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Ceylon in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1895. [3] Ceylon was likely named after the British colony of Ceylon. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ceylon, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  92. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...apparently for the island in the Indian Ocean...


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