Gilead, Indiana

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

Gilead, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Gilead is located in Indiana
Gilead
Gilead
Gilead is located in the United States
Gilead
Gilead
Coordinates: 40°58′13″N 86°01′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipPerry
Elevation
[1]
843 ft (257 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46951
FIPS code18-27648[2]
GNIS feature ID435069

History

Gilead was platted about 1840 by Adam E. Rhodes who had settled there in 1835.[4][5] It was probably named after Gilead, in the Hebrew Bible.[6]

Economy

Gilead supports four stores: The Gilead General Store, Squirrel Creek Bulk Foods, Rabers Kountry Store LLC, and Interurban Collectibles.

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. "Gilead, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 723.
  5. 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. 190.
  6. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...apparently named for the biblical district...


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