Boundary City, Indiana

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Boundary City, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Boundary City, Indiana.jpg
Boundary City is located in Indiana
Boundary City
Boundary City
Coordinates: 40°20′40″N 84°55′19″W / 40.34444°N 84.92194°W / 40.34444; -84.92194Coordinates: 40°20′40″N 84°55′19″W / 40.34444°N 84.92194°W / 40.34444; -84.92194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJay
TownshipPike
Elevation
[1]
1,017 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47371
GNIS feature ID431379

Boundary City is an unincorporated community in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana, in the United States.[2]

History[]

A post office was established as Boundary in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3][4] The name of the community refers to the nearby boundary of an Indian treaty.[5]

Geography[]

Boundary City is located at

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40°20′40″N 84°55′19″W / 40.34444°N 84.92194°W / 40.34444; -84.92194.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary City, Indiana
  3. ^ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. ^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 106.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...for its location on an Indian treaty line...


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