Wilmington, Indiana

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Wilmington
Unincorporated community
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Wilmington
Coordinates: 39°03′45″N84°56′48″W / 39.06250°N 84.94667°W / 39.06250; -84.94667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dearborn
Township Hogan
Elevation
[1]
797 ft (243 m)
ZIP code
47001
FIPS code 18-84572 [2]
GNIS feature ID446116 [1]

Wilmington is an unincorporated community in Hogan Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

History

Wilmington was laid out in 1815. [3] It was once the county seat. [4]

A post office was established at Wilmington in 1817, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilmington, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. pp.  176.
  4. ↑ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp.  116.
  5. ↑ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.


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