Cuba, Indiana

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Cuba, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Cuba
Coordinates: 41°11′08″N84°56′19″W / 41.18556°N 84.93861°W / 41.18556; -84.93861
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Allen
Township Springfield
Elevation
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238 m (781 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46743
Area code 260
GNIS feature ID 433233

Cuba is an unincorporated town in Springfield Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] Cuba Mennonite School is located here, as is the Cuba Mennonite Church.

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History

Cuba was platted in 1855. [3] It was named after the island nation of Cuba. [4]

Geography

Cuba is located on Highway 37, also known as Maysville Road. Cuba Road extends north from Cuba, and Thimlar Road extends to the south.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Cuba, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p.  671.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  107. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...was called Cuba, apparently for the island...


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