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]

Christian W. Speicher was a farmer and carpenter from Lagro and was originally from Holmes County, Ohio. On January 29, 1858, Christian married Catherine Cosly; a native from Carrol County, Indiana.

In 1866, Christian purchased a plot of land that adjoined his father's land that consisted of 280 acres. He had multiple well cultivated fields and barns that allowed the appearance of an already established homestead that were prominent in the area. Along this tract of land, the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Railroad Company began construction of a new station that would later be coined "Spikerville".

With this new station, Christian then began construction of a general store. Following the general store, other trades began to emerge within the town surrounding the original farm that Christian had built including a blacksmith and, in 1881, the post office that platted the town.

Christian W. Speicher passed away on August 19, 1900 and was buried in Urbana, Wabash County, Indiana. [5]

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.
  5. ↑ "Christian W. Speicher". freepages.rootsweb.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.


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