Chili, Indiana
Chili, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°51′36″N 86°01′35″W / 40.86000°N 86.02639°WCoordinates: 40°51′36″N 86°01′35″W / 40.86000°N 86.02639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Miami |
Township | Richland |
Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46970 |
GNIS feature ID | 432475 |
Chili (Cheye-leye)[2] is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
History[]
Chili, originally called New Market, was surveyed in 1839.[4] In 1886, the was extended to Chili.[5]
A post office was established at Chili in 1843, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961.[6]
Geography[]
Chili is located at 40°51′36″N 86°01′35″W / 40.86000°N 86.02639°W, situated on the north bank of the Eel River.
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
- ^ "Chili, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 768.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 185.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Miami County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Northern Indiana geography stubs