Union Mills, Indiana

Union Mills
Unincorporated community
Union Mills
Union Mills
Coordinates: 41°29′35″N 86°46′39″W / 41.49306°N 86.77750°W / 41.49306; -86.77750Coordinates: 41°29′35″N 86°46′39″W / 41.49306°N 86.77750°W / 41.49306; -86.77750
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaPorte
Township Noble
Elevation[1] 728 ft (222 m)
ZIP code 46382
FIPS code 18-77804[2]
GNIS feature ID 445130

Union Mills is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.

History

Union Mills was platted in 1849, but there had a settlement at the site for some time prior.[3] The community took its name from a gristmill constructed in the 1830s.[4]

Geography

Union Mills is located at 41°29′35″N 86°46′39″W / 41.49306°N 86.77750°W / 41.49306; -86.77750.

Education

Union Mills has a public library, a branch of the LaPorte County Public Library.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. p. 810.
  4. ↑ Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 106.
  5. ↑ "Union Mills Branch". LaPorte County Public Library. Retrieved 21 April 2018.


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