Wells, Indiana

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Wells, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Wells
Coordinates: 40°43′56″N86°06′40″W / 40.73222°N 86.11111°W / 40.73222; -86.11111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Miami
Township Pipe Creek
Founded byJames O. Wells
Elevation
[1]
725 ft (221 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46970
FIPS code 18-82232 [2]
GNIS feature ID445663 [1]

Wells is an unincorporated community in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Wells was founded by James Oscar Wells, and others. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wells, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  342. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This community was named for James Oscar Wells...who developed it.


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