Denham, Indiana

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Denham, Indiana
Denham is located in Indiana
Denham
Denham
Coordinates: 41°09′07″N 86°42′49″W / 41.15194°N 86.71361°W / 41.15194; -86.71361Coordinates: 41°09′07″N 86°42′49″W / 41.15194°N 86.71361°W / 41.15194; -86.71361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPulaski
TownshipRich Grove
Elevation709 ft (216 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46996
GNIS feature ID433469

Denham is an unincorporated community in Rich Grove Township, Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History[]

An old variant name of the community was called Gundrum.[3] The community had its start in 1860s when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] The Denham name was adopted in the 1880s in honor of a railroad official.[5]

A post office was established under the name Gundrum in 1870, was renamed Denham in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1996.[6]

Geography[]

Denham is located at

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41°09′07″N 86°42′49″W / 41.15194°N 86.71361°W / 41.15194; -86.71361.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ "Denham, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Denham - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  4. ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 621.
  5. ^ Potempa, Philip. "OFFBEAT: NWI small town post office included at Smithsonian". nwi.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Pulaski County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 1, 2017.


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