Elmdale, Indiana

Elmdale, Indiana
Elmdale, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	The corner of Old 55 and County Road 600 West.
	Elmdale Location in Montgomery County
	Coordinates: 40°08′12″N 87°01′03″W / 40.13667°N 87.01750°WCoordinates: 40°08′12″N 87°01′03″W / 40.13667°N 87.01750°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Coal Creek
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47933
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-20890
GNIS feature ID	434127

Elmdale is an unincorporated community in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History[]

Elmdale was originally known under the name Boston Store.^[4] The name was later changed to Elmdale, likely due to the abundance of elm trees in the area.^[5]

A post office was established under the name Boston Store in 1866, was renamed Elmdale in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[6]

Geography[]

Elmdale is located at

40°08′12″N 87°01′03″W / 40.13667°N 87.01750°W.

References[]

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Elmdale, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
^ "USGS detail on Elmdale - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-06-17.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ..they eventually changed it to Elmdale because of all of the elm trees.
^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[3] "Elmdale, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.

[4] "USGS detail on Elmdale - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-06-17.

[5] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ..they eventually changed it to Elmdale because of all of the elm trees.

[6] "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Crawfordsville
City	Crawfordsville
Towns	Alamo Darlington Ladoga Linden New Market New Richmond New Ross Waveland Waynetown Wingate
Townships	Brown Clark Coal Creek Franklin Madison Ripley Scott Sugar Creek Union Walnut Wayne
CDP	Lake Holiday
Other unincorporated communities	Ames Balhinch Beckville Bowers Browns Valley Cherry Grove Darlington Woods Deer's Mill Elmdale Fiskville Garfield Hibernia Kirkpatrick Lapland Linnsburg Mace Manchester North Union Parkersburg Shannondale‡ Smartsburg Taylor Corner Wesley Whitesville Yountsville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Elmdale, Indiana
Unincorporated community
The corner of Old 55 and County Road 600 West.
Elmdale Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°08′12″N 87°01′03″W / 40.13667°N 87.01750°W / 40.13667; -87.01750Coordinates: 40°08′12″N 87°01′03″W / 40.13667°N 87.01750°W / 40.13667; -87.01750
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Coal Creek
Elevation ^[1]	830 ft (253 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47933
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-20890^[2]
GNIS feature ID	434127