Aboite, Indiana

Aboite
Unincorporated community
Aboite
Coordinates: 41°0′0″N 85°19′5″W / 41.00000°N 85.31806°WCoordinates: 41°0′0″N 85°19′5″W / 41.00000°N 85.31806°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Allen County
Township Lafayette
Elevation[1] 748 ft (228 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 50

Aboite is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Allen County, Indiana. It was originally settled as a train stop at the intersection of the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway with Aboite Road.

History

Aboite is derived from the French word for "minnow".[2] A post office was established at Aboite in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921.[3]

Geography

Aboite is located at 41°0′0″N 85°19′5″W / 41.00000°N 85.31806°W.

References

  1. "USGS detail on Aboite". Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  2. Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 687.
  3. "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 August 2014.