North Grove, Indiana

North Grove, Indiana
Unincorporated community
North Grove
North Grove
Coordinates: 40°36′44″N 85°57′58″W / 40.61222°N 85.96611°W / 40.61222; -85.96611Coordinates: 40°36′44″N 85°57′58″W / 40.61222°N 85.96611°W / 40.61222; -85.96611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Miami
Township Harrison
Elevation[1] 827 ft (252 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 46911
FIPS code 18-54792[2]
GNIS feature ID 449702

North Grove is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

North Grove was originally called Moorefield when it was laid out in 1854 by William North.[4] The name was changed to North Grove at about the time the Pan Handle Railroad arrived into the town in 1867.[5] A post office was established at North Grove in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[6]

Geography

North Grove is located at 40°36′44″N 85°57′58″W / 40.61222°N 85.96611°W / 40.61222; -85.96611.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "North Grove, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 610.
  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. p. 197.
  6. ↑ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.


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