Miami, Indiana

Miami is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[4]

Miami, Indiana
Census-designated place
Miami is located in Indiana
Miami
Miami
Miami is located in the United States
Miami
Miami
Coordinates: 40°36′51″N 86°06′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipDeer Creek
Area
[1]
 • Total0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
791 ft (241 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46959
FIPS code18-48672[3]
GNIS feature ID439066

History

Miami was founded by Isaac Herrell and platted in 1849 by Isaac's brother James.[5] Their other brother Austin started the first church and school in his home. James' son Beecher opened the first grocery store. The community took its name from Miami County.[6]

Geography

Miami is located in southwestern Miami County at 40°36′51″N 86°06′23″W. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of U.S. Route 31, 11 miles (18 km) south of Peru, the county seat, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Kokomo.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Miami CDP has an area of 0.165 square miles (0.43 km2), all land.[1] Deer Creek runs along the southern edge of the community, flowing west to the Wabash River at Delphi.

References
  1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Miami, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  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. 195.
  6. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for the county in which it is located.


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