Mahon, Indiana
Mahon, Indiana | |
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Mahon | |
Coordinates: 40°56′19″N 85°22′50″W / 40.93861°N 85.38056°WCoordinates: 40°56′19″N 85°22′50″W / 40.93861°N 85.38056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Huntington |
Township | Jackson |
Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
ZIP code | 46750 |
FIPS code | 18-46224[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 438478[2] |
Mahon is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.
History[]
Mahon was laid out and platted in 1853, not long after the Wabash and Erie Canal was extended to that point.[3] It was named for its founder, Archibald Mahon.[4]
A post office was established at Mahon in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1867.[5]
Geography[]
Mahon is located at 40°56′19″N 85°22′50″W / 40.93861°N 85.38056°W.
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Mahon, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 650.
- ^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 158.
- ^ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Huntington County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Northeast Indiana geography stubs