Mardenis, Indiana

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Mardenis, Indiana
Mardenis is located in Indiana
Mardenis
Mardenis
Coordinates: 40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W / 40.90417°N 85.41361°W / 40.90417; -85.41361Coordinates: 40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W / 40.90417°N 85.41361°W / 40.90417; -85.41361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipUnion
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
ZIP code
46750
FIPS code18-46728[1]
GNIS feature ID438601[2]

Mardenis is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana, US.

History[]

Mardenis was named for William Mardenis, a railroad agent.[3] A post office was established at Mardenis in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[4]

Geography[]

Mardenis is located at

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40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W / 40.90417°N 85.41361°W / 40.90417; -85.41361.

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Mardenis, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ^ 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. 159.
  4. ^ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2014.


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