Tamarack Grange, Indiana

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Tamarack Grange, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Tamarack Grange
Coordinates: 41°35′46″N86°08′16″W / 41.59611°N 86.13778°W / 41.59611; -86.13778
Country United States
State Indiana
County St. Joseph
Township Penn
Elevation
[1]
856 ft (261 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46544
Area code 574
GNIS feature ID452816 [1]

Tamarack Grange is an unincorporated community in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

The community is part of the South Bend – Mishawaka IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office named Tamarack was established in 1837, but was soon discontinued, in 1838. [2] The community was likely named after the tamarack larch. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarack Grange, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Saint Joseph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  319. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Tamarack, Algonquian for the larch of the pine family...


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