Plum Tree, Indiana

Plum Tree
Unincorporated community
Plum Tree
Coordinates: 40°44′32″N 85°23′33″W / 40.74222°N 85.39250°W / 40.74222; -85.39250Coordinates: 40°44′32″N 85°23′33″W / 40.74222°N 85.39250°W / 40.74222; -85.39250
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Huntington
Township	Rock Creek
Elevation[1]	856 ft (261 m)
ZIP code	46792
FIPS code	18-60804[2]
GNIS feature ID	441372

Plum Tree is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

Never officially platted, Plum Tree took its name from a large, wild plum tree.^[3] A post office was established at Plum Tree in 1876, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1893.^[4]

Geography

Plum Tree is located at 40°44′32″N 85°23′33″W / 40.74222°N 85.39250°W / 40.74222; -85.39250.

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. 
3. ↑ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 163. 
4. ↑ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2014. 

Municipalities and communities of Huntington County, Indiana, United States County seat: Huntington City Huntington Towns Andrews Markle‡ Mount Etna Roanoke Warren Townships Clear Creek Dallas Huntington Jackson Jefferson Lancaster Polk Rock Creek Salamonie Union Warren Wayne Unincorporated communities Banquo Bippus Bowerstown Bracken Browns Corner Buckeye Goblesville Harlansburg Lancaster Mahon Majenica Makin Mardenis Milo Pleasant Plain Plum Tree Roanoke Station Rock Creek Center Simpson Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties