Reiffsburg, Indiana

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Reiffsburg, Indiana
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Reiffsburg
Coordinates: 40°39′21″N85°09′07″W / 40.65583°N 85.15194°W / 40.65583; -85.15194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wells
Township Harrison
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46714
Area code 260
FIPS code 18-63738 [2]
GNIS feature ID449715 [1]

Reiffsburg is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Reiffsburg was named after John Reiff, who platted the community. [3]

A post office was established at Reiffsburg in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reiffsburg, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Profile for Reiffsburg, IN". ePodunk . Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. "Wells County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.