McGrawsville, Indiana
McGrawsville, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°37′49″N 86°00′50″W / 40.63028°N 86.01389°WCoordinates: 40°37′49″N 86°00′50″W / 40.63028°N 86.01389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Miami |
Township | Clay, Harrison |
Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46911 |
FIPS code | 18-45756[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 438876 |
McGrawsville is an unincorporated community in Clay and Harrison townships, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
History[]
McGrawsville was established as a depot on the Pan Handle Railroad. It was named for Nelson McGraw, who opened a small store on the site two years before the railroad was built.[4] In 1887, McGrawsville contained one general store, a blacksmith shop, and a church.[5] A post office was established at McGrawsville in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1942.[6]
Geography[]
McGrawsville is located at 40°37′49″N 86°00′50″W / 40.63028°N 86.01389°W, at the intersection of Miami County roads S 300E and E 950S. It lies on the former Conrail railroad line (previously the Pennsylvania/Penn Central railroads).
Economy[]
Current and former businesses in McGrawsville include Overman-Waters Company (owned by Ralph Overman and Herrell Waters), Worl's Grocery, and the McGrawsville Feed & Grain Inc.
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.
- ^ "McGrawsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ 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. 192.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 612.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- Unincorporated communities in Miami County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Northern Indiana geography stubs