Mohawk, Indiana

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Mohawk, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Mohawk
Coordinates: 39°50′37″N85°50′27″W / 39.84361°N 85.84083°W / 39.84361; -85.84083 Coordinates: 39°50′37″N85°50′27″W / 39.84361°N 85.84083°W / 39.84361; -85.84083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Township Buck Creek
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code 18-50076 [1]
GNIS feature ID439311 [2]

Mohawk is an unincorporated community in Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

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History

Mohawk was laid out and platted in 1883. [3] It was named after the Mohawk people. [4]

A post office was established at Mohawk in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955. [5]

Geography

Mohawk is located at 39°50′37″N85°50′27″W / 39.84361°N 85.84083°W / 39.84361; -85.84083 .

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References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Mohawk, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp.  569.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  224. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for the Mohawk tribe.
  5. ↑ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 September 2014.



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