Raber, Indiana

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Raber, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Whitley County's location in Indiana
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Raber
Location of Raber in Whitley County
Coordinates: 41°05′09″N85°25′58″W / 41.08583°N 85.43278°W / 41.08583; -85.43278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Whitley
Township Jefferson
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46725
Area code 260
FIPS code 18-62604 [2]
GNIS feature ID 441712

Raber is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Whitley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]

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History

Raber was named after Samuel Raber, an early settler. [4]

A post office was established at Raber in 1884 and remained in operation until 1902. [5]

Geography

Raber is at 41°05′09″N85°25′58″W / 41.08583°N 85.43278°W / 41.08583; -85.43278 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Raber, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Profile for Raber, IN". ePodunk. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Whitley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2016.


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