Spades, Indiana

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Spades, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Spades
Coordinates: 39°15′16″N85°07′24″W / 39.25444°N 85.12333°W / 39.25444; -85.12333
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ripley
Township Adams
Elevation
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1,017 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47041
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID443903 [1]

Spades is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Spades was laid out in 1855. [2] The community's name honors Jacob Spade, a first settler. [3] An early variant name of the community was Spades Depot. [1]

A post office was established as Spade's Depot in 1855, the name was shortened to Spades in 1883, and the post office closed in 1950. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spades, Indiana
  2. ↑ "The Start of Ripley County, Indiana". Ripley County, Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  307. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Jacob Spade was an early settler.
  4. ↑ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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