Marietta, Indiana

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Marietta, Indiana
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Marietta
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Marietta
Coordinates: 39°26′28″N85°52′37″W / 39.44111°N 85.87694°W / 39.44111; -85.87694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Hendricks
Elevation
[1]
725 ft (221 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46176
FIPS code 18-46782 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830533 [1]

Marietta is an unincorporated community in Hendricks Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

Marietta was platted in 1839. [3] A post office was established at Marietta in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [4] Marietta once contained a high school which was discontinued at an unknown date. [5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined Marietta as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marietta, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 271.
  4. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN   978-1-56311-078-8.
  6. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.