Makin, Indiana

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Makin, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Makin
Coordinates: 40°57′57″N85°35′08″W / 40.96583°N 85.58556°W / 40.96583; -85.58556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Huntington
Township Warren
Elevation
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853 ft (260 m)
ZIP code
46750
FIPS code 18-46275 [2]
GNIS feature ID438495 [1]

Makin is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

Makin was never properly laid out or platted. [3] A post office was established at Makin in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [4] Abraham S. Makin served as an early postmaster. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Makin, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp.  159.
  4. ↑ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  208. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Abraham S. Makin was the first postmaster.


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