Pontiac, Indiana

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Pontiac
Unincorporated community
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Pontiac
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°35′25″N87°07′07″W / 39.59028°N 87.11861°W / 39.59028; -87.11861 Coordinates: 39°35′25″N87°07′07″W / 39.59028°N 87.11861°W / 39.59028; -87.11861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clay
Township Van Buren
Elevation
[1]
689 ft (210 m)
ZIP code
47837
FIPS code 18-61038 [2]
GNIS feature ID 441432

Pontiac is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

Pontiac was laid out in 1871 in anticipation of the railroad being built through it. [3] It was named after Odawa leader Chief Pontiac. [4]

Geography

Pontiac is located at 39°35′25″N87°07′07″W / 39.59028°N 87.11861°W / 39.59028; -87.11861 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  251.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  268. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village, named for the Ottawa chief Pontiac...



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