Twin Lakes, Indiana

Twin Lakes
Unincorporated community
Twin Lakes
Coordinates: 41°18′15″N 86°21′26″W / 41.30417°N 86.35722°W / 41.30417; -86.35722Coordinates: 41°18′15″N 86°21′26″W / 41.30417°N 86.35722°W / 41.30417; -86.35722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Marshall
Township	West
Elevation^[1]	810 ft (250 m)
ZIP code	46563
FIPS code	18-76994^[2]
GNIS feature ID	449739

Twin Lakes is an unincorporated community in West Township, Marshall County, Indiana.

History

Twin Lakes contained a post office from 1887 until 1907.^[3] The community's proximity to two lakes caused its name to be selected.^[4]

Geography

Twin Lakes is located at 41°18′15″N 86°21′26″W / 41.30417°N 86.35722°W / 41.30417; -86.35722.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for two nearby lakes that resemble each other.

Municipalities and communities of Marshall County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Plymouth

City	Plymouth

Towns	Argos Bourbon Bremen Culver La Paz

Townships	Bourbon Center German Green North Polk Tippecanoe Union Walnut West

CDP	Koontz Lake‡

Unincorporated communities	Burr Oak Donaldson Harris Hibbard Inwood La Paz Junction Linkville Maxinkuckee Old Tip Town Rutland Teegarden Tippecanoe Twin Lakes Tyner Walnut

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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