Darrough Chapel, Indiana

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Darrough Chapel, Indiana
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Darrough Chapel
Coordinates: 40°28′43″N86°05′44″W / 40.47861°N 86.09556°W / 40.47861; -86.09556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Howard
Township Center
Elevation
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820 ft (250 m)
ZIP code
46901
FIPS code 18-16860 [2]
GNIS feature ID433322 [1]

Darrough Chapel is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. Named after Darrough Chapel Church, it has been in existence since at least 1894. [3] It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Darrough Chapel lies outside the city limits of Kokomo, and according to a March 11, 2011, report in the Kokomo Perspective , "At present, Darrough Chapel is excluded from all annexation proposals that have been made by the city." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darrough Chapel, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. https://www.newspaperarchive.com/kokomo-daily-tribune/1894-08-20/page-3
  4. "Darrough Chapel sewer project moving forward" . Retrieved October 23, 2014.