Sevastopol, Indiana

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Sevastopol, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Sevastopol
Coordinates: 41°07′45″N86°01′08″W / 41.12917°N 86.01889°W / 41.12917; -86.01889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Kosciusko
Township Franklin
Elevation
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879 ft (268 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46510
FIPS code 18-68760 [2]
GNIS feature ID443221 [1]

Sevastopol is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

Sevastopol was platted in 1855. [3] Its name commemorates the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55). [4] A post office was established at Sevastopol in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [5]

Geography

Sevastopol is located in the far southwest corner of the county, five miles from Mentone, seven from Burket, and 15 from Warsaw, the county seat.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sevastopol, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 731.
  4. ↑ Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 379.
  5. ↑ "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2014.


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