Stockport, Indiana

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Stockport
Unincorporated community
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Stockport
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Stockport
Coordinates: 40°19′15″N85°27′38″W / 40.32083°N 85.46056°W / 40.32083; -85.46056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Delaware
Township Washington
Elevation
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892 ft (272 m)
ZIP code
47342
FIPS code 18-73295 [2]
GNIS feature ID444182 [1]

Stockport is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

History

Stockport was a station on the railroad. [3] It was likely named for its livestock trade. [4]

A post office was established at Stockport in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1914. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stockport, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Kemper, General William Harrison (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  166.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  313. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...because it was a livestock shipping point.
  5. ↑ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.


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