Denham, Indiana

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Denham, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Denham
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Denham
Coordinates: 41°09′07″N86°42′49″W / 41.15194°N 86.71361°W / 41.15194; -86.71361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Pulaski
Township Rich Grove
Elevation
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709 ft (216 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46996
GNIS feature ID433469 [1]

Denham is an unincorporated community in Rich Grove Township, Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

An old variant name of the community was called Gundrum. [2] The community had its start in 1860s when the railroad was extended to that point. [3] The Denham name was adopted in the 1880s in honor of a railroad official. [4]

A post office was established under the name Gundrum in 1870, was renamed Denham in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denham, Indiana
  2. ↑ "USGS detail on Denham - Variant Citation" . Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p.  621.
  4. ↑ Potempa, Philip. "OFFBEAT: NWI small town post office included at Smithsonian". nwi.com. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Pulaski County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 1, 2017.


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