Beaver City, Indiana

Beaver City, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Beaver City is located in Indiana
Beaver City
Beaver City
Beaver City is located in the United States
Beaver City
Beaver City
Coordinates: 40°54′25″N 87°24′56″W / 40.90694°N 87.41556°W / 40.90694; -87.41556
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyNewton
TownshipWashington
Elevation
[1]
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47922
Area code219
FIPS code18-04006[2]
GNIS feature ID430671[1]

Beaver City is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Beaver City was founded in 1893, and was named after the local Beaver Prairie.[3] A post office was established at Beaver City in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver City, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
  4. ^ "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 6, 2017.


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