Foresman, Indiana

Foresman
Unincorporated community
Foresman
Coordinates: 40°51′58″N 87°17′42″W / 40.86611°N 87.29500°W / 40.86611; -87.29500Coordinates: 40°51′58″N 87°17′42″W / 40.86611°N 87.29500°W / 40.86611; -87.29500
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
Township	Iroquois
Elevation	653 ft (199 m)
ZIP code	47922
FIPS code	18-23890[1]
GNIS feature ID	434645[2]

Foresman is an unincorporated community in Iroquois Township, Newton County, Indiana.

History

Foresman was laid out as a town in 1882 by John B. Foresman, and named for him.^[3]

Geography

Foresman is located at 40°51′58″N 87°17′42″W / 40.86611°N 87.29500°W / 40.86611; -87.29500.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Foresman, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
3. ↑ Ade, John (1911). Newton County: A Collection of Historical Facts and Personal Recollections Concerning Newton County, Indiana, from 1853 to 1911. Bobbs-Merrill. p. 194. 

Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Indiana, United States County seat: Kentland Towns Brook Goodland Kentland Morocco Mount Ayr Townships Beaver Colfax Grant Iroquois Jackson Jefferson Lake Lincoln McClellan Washington CDPs Lake Village Roselawn‡ Other unincorporated communities Ade Beaver City Conrad Effner Enos Foresman Perkins Sumava Resorts Thayer Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties