Spades, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°15′16″N 85°07′24″W / 39.25444°N 85.12333°W / 39.25444; -85.12333
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Spades, Indiana
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GNIS feature ID443903[1]

Spades is an

unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Spades was laid out in 1855.[2] The community's name honors Jacob Spade, a first settler.[3] An early variant name of the community was Spades Depot.[1]

A post office was established as Spade's Depot in 1855, the name was shortened to Spades in 1883, and the post office closed in 1950.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spades, Indiana
  2. ^ "The Start of Ripley County, Indiana". Ripley County, Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. . Jacob Spade was an early settler.
  4. ^ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 30, 2015.