Kingsland, Indiana

Kingsland, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Wells County's location in Indiana
Wells County's location in Indiana
Kingsland is located in Wells County, Indiana
Kingsland
Kingsland
Location of Kingsland in Wells County
Coordinates: 40°49′48″N 85°10′38″W / 40.83000°N 85.17722°W / 40.83000; -85.17722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWells
TownshipJefferson
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46777
Area code260
FIPS code18-39870[2]
GNIS feature ID437335[1]

Kingsland is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

A post office was established at Kingsland in 1884, and remained in operation until 1922.[3] An old variant name of the community was called Parkinson.[4]

On September 21, 1910, an interurban rail crash occurred in Kingsland due to a failure to pull over. 41 passengers died, and safety protocols were strengthened thereafter.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kingsland, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Wells County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "USGS detail on Kingsland - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Kingsland Interurban Wreck". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2023.


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