North Grove, Indiana

North Grove, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°36′44″N 85°57′58″W / 40.61222°N 85.96611°W / 40.61222; -85.96611Coordinates: 40°36′44″N 85°57′58″W / 40.61222°N 85.96611°W / 40.61222; -85.96611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Township	Harrison
Elevation[1]	827 ft (252 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46911
FIPS code	18-54792[2]
GNIS feature ID	449702

North Grove is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History

North Grove was originally called Moorefield when it was laid out in 1854 by William North.^[4] The name was changed to North Grove at about the time the Pan Handle Railroad arrived into the town in 1867.^[5] A post office was established at North Grove in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.^[6]

Geography

North Grove is located at 40°36′44″N 85°57′58″W / 40.61222°N 85.96611°W / 40.61222; -85.96611.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ "North Grove, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 8, 2017. 
4. ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 610. 
5. ↑ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 197. 
6. ↑ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.