Colburn, Indiana

Colburn
Village
Looking east toward Colburn along County Road 700 North
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Colburn Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°31′07″N 86°42′51″W / 40.51861°N 86.71417°W / 40.51861; -86.71417Coordinates: 40°31′07″N 86°42′51″W / 40.51861°N 86.71417°W / 40.51861; -86.71417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Township	Washington
Founded	1858
Founder	Jacob H. Chapman
Elevation	662 ft (202 m)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip Code	47905
Area code(s)	765

Colburn (originally Chapmanville) is a small town in northeastern Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Colburn is located at 40°31'07" North, 86°42'51" West (40.518611, -86.714167) in Washington Township, at an elevation of 662 feet. Nearby communities include Lafayette (12 miles southwest), Delphi (6 miles north), Buck Creek (4 miles south) and Americus (3.5 miles west).

Colburn in 1878.

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