Deacon, Indiana

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Deacon
Unincorporated community
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Deacon
Location in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°38′02″N86°19′02″W / 40.63389°N 86.31722°W / 40.63389; -86.31722
Country United States
State Indiana
County Cass
Township Deer Creek
Elevation
[1]
755 ft (230 m)
ZIP code
46994
FIPS code 18-17038 [2]
GNIS feature ID433385 [1]

Deacon is an unincorporated community in Deer Creek Township, Cass County, Indiana. [3]

History

A post office was established at Deacon in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [4] The community was named for its first postmaster, William R. Deacon. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deacon, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deacon, Indiana
  4. ↑ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 568.
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