Beaver Dam, Indiana

Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Beaver Dam, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Beaver Dam is located in Indiana
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam is located in the United States
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Coordinates: 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKosciusko
TownshipFranklin
Elevation
[1]
896 ft (273 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46910
FIPS code18-04024[2]
GNIS feature ID430677

History

Beaver Dam (previously spelled Beaverdam) contained a post office from 1844 until 1901.[4][5] A beaver dam on the nearby creek caused the name to be selected.[6]

Geography

Beaver Dam is located at 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Beaver Dam, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  4. "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  5. Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 379.
  6. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...on the site of a large beaver dam, on a creek of the same name.


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