Wesley, Indiana

Wesley
Town
Wesley Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°04′04″N 87°00′24″W / 40.06778°N 87.00667°W / 40.06778; -87.00667Coordinates: 40°04′04″N 87°00′24″W / 40.06778°N 87.00667°W / 40.06778; -87.00667
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Wayne
Elevation[1]	807 ft (246 m)
ZIP code	47933
FIPS code	18-82286[2]
GNIS feature ID	445688

Wesley is an unincorporated town in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.

Geography

Wesley is located at 40°04′04″N 87°00′24″W / 40.06778°N 87.00667°W / 40.06778; -87.00667.

Local History

This unincorporated town was home to a train station (now gone) and a church school called Wesley Academy (building still there, no school being held any longer). The Wesley Cemetery is still being used today and the Wesley Chapel Church building that was built in 1901 is still standing today and will conduct worship services from time to time.

The Wesley Chapel building still has most of the original stained glass windows installed along with many of the original fixtures still being used in the building for church services being held there today.

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. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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