Doyle, Indiana

Doyle is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Doyle, Indiana
Doyle is located in Indiana
Doyle
Doyle
Doyle is located in the United States
Doyle
Doyle
Coordinates: 40°48′29″N 86°04′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipJefferson
Elevation787 ft (240 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46970
FIPS code18-18637[2]
GNIS feature ID433678

History

Doyle had its start as a siding on the Lake Erie and Western Railroad.[4] The community was named after the Doyle family of settlers.[5]

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. "Doyle, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 190.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and was named for a local family.


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