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.

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Geography

Stockport is 10 miles (16 km) from Muncie, the county seat. [3]

History

Stockport was a station on the railroad. [4] It was likely named for its livestock trade. [5]

Stockport became a town on the C, I and E Railroad, and by 1901 was considered "a little town" on the rail line. [6] A post office was established at Stockport in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1914. [7]

Stockport was the home of William "Bill" McKinley, the cousin of U.S. President William McKinley, who owned a general store in the community during the early 20th century. [6]

In 1940, the population was 15. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stockport, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 287.
  4. ↑ Kemper, General William Harrison (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  166.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. 1 2 ""Bill" M'Kinley, Stockport - The Unique Country Merchant is the President's Cousin". Muncie Evening Press. Muncie, IN. October 26, 1901. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2025. "Stockport, a little town six miles northwest of Muncie, which since yesterday has been located on the C., I. & E. road, has other claims to distinction than that being a railroad town. It is the home of William McKinley, cousin to the president, who bears the same name...
  7. ↑ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.


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