Cherry Grove, Indiana

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Cherry Grove, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Cherry Grove
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°08′08″N86°54′16″W / 40.13556°N 86.90444°W / 40.13556; -86.90444 Coordinates: 40°08′08″N86°54′16″W / 40.13556°N 86.90444°W / 40.13556; -86.90444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Montgomery
Township Madison
Elevation
[1]
801 ft (244 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47933
Area code(s) 765
FIPS code 18-12304 [2]
GNIS feature ID 432442

Cherry Grove, formerly Cherry Grove Station, [3] is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [4]

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History

Cherry Grove was established in 1851 as a railroad switch. The community was likely named after the wild cherry trees in the area. [5]

Geography

Cherry Grove is located at 40°08′08″N86°54′16″W / 40.13556°N 86.90444°W / 40.13556; -86.90444 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Montgomery County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company.
  4. ↑ "Cherry Grove, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  93. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3.



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