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 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
748 ft (228 m)
ZIP code
46994
FIPS code 18-17038 [1]
GNIS feature ID433385 [2]

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

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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]

Geography

Deacon is located at 40°38′02″N86°19′02″W / 40.63389°N 86.31722°W / 40.63389; -86.31722 .

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References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Deacon, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  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.