Deedsville is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Deedsville, Indiana | |
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  Deedsville  Deedsville | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′37″N 86°06′04″W / 40.91028°N 86.10111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Township | Union |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46921 |
| FIPS code | 18-17182[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 433408[1] |
History edit
In 1870, the railroad was extended to the site of Deedsville.[3] Deedsville was laid out and platted in July 1870 by Albert Deeds and Ryan “Deed” Driscoll.[4] A post office has been in operation at Deedsville since 1870.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deedsville, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 188.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 792.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
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