Philadelphia, Indiana
Philadelphia, Indiana | ||
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FIPS code 18-59490[2] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830401[1] | |
Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
History
Philadelphia was laid out and
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the "city of brotherly love".[4] A post office was established at Philadelphia in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 760.
- ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 292.
- ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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