Ijamsville, Indiana

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Ijamsville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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A snowed-over Ijamsville in December 2016.
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Ijamsville
Coordinates: 40°57′35″N85°49′58″W / 40.95972°N 85.83278°W / 40.95972; -85.83278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wabash
Township Pleasant
Elevation
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771 ft (235 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46962
FIPS code 18-35572 [2]
GNIS feature ID436705 [1]

Ijamsville is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Ijamsville was platted in 1872. [3] An old variant name of the community was called South Laketon. [4]

A post office was established at Ijamsville in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1923. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ijamsville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 175. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted on September 9, 1872...
  4. ↑ "USGS detail on Ijamsville - Variant Citation" . Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Wabash County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.


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