Concord, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
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Concord
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°17′36″N86°50′15″W / 40.29333°N 86.83750°W / 40.29333; -86.83750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Tippecanoe
Township Lauramie
Elevation
[1]
732 ft (223 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47909
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID432847 [1]

Concord is a small unincorporated community in Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, located just west of Stockwell. [1]

Contents

The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office was established at Concord in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1868. [2]

Geography

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Concord in 1878.

Concord is located in Lauramie Township around the intersection of county roads 350 East and 900 South, about four miles south of Lafayette. Wea Creek is along the west side of Concord, and the creek's east branch is along the south; the two meet just west of town and flow generally northwest to the Wabash.[ citation needed ]

County Road S. 350 East is also known as Concord Road, which is the street it becomes upon entering Lafayette; within Concord this road used to be known as Main Street. The town originally had two other north–south streets farther west (Mulberry and Poplar) as well as four east–west streets: Hickory, Elm, Main-Cross, and Walnut.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Concord, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
  2. "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.