Speicherville, Indiana

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Speicherville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Speicherville
Coordinates: 40°51′16″N85°47′30″W / 40.85444°N 85.79167°W / 40.85444; -85.79167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wabash
Township Lagro
Elevation
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807 ft (246 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46992
GNIS feature ID443932 [1]

Speicherville is an unincorporated community in Lagro Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

It is located on Indiana State Road 13 between Wabash and Urbana.

History

Speicherville was platted in 1881 by Christian W. Speicher, and named for him. [2] An old variant name of the community was called Spiker. [3]

A post office was established under the name Spiker in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Speicherville, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  308. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...was platted on October 21, 1881, by the proprietor and first postmaster, Christian W. Speicher...
  3. ↑ "USGS detail on Speicherville - Variant Citation" . Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Wabash County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 21, 2016.


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