Ontario, Indiana

Ontario, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Ontario is located in Indiana
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is located in the United States
Ontario
Ontario
Coordinates: 41°41′55″N 85°22′47″W / 41.69861°N 85.37972°W / 41.69861; -85.37972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaGrange
TownshipLima
Elevation
[1]
883 ft (269 m)
ZIP code
46746
FIPS code18-56646[2]
GNIS feature ID2830437[1]

Ontario is an unincorporated community in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.

History

Ontario was laid out in 1837.[3] The community took its name from Lake Ontario.[4] A post office opened at Ontario in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ontario, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 145.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for Lake Ontario.
  5. ^ "LaGrange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2014.


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