Nead, Indiana

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Nead, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Nead is located in Indiana
Nead
Nead
Coordinates: 40°42′26″N 86°07′39″W / 40.70722°N 86.12750°W / 40.70722; -86.12750Coordinates: 40°42′26″N 86°07′39″W / 40.70722°N 86.12750°W / 40.70722; -86.12750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipPipe Creek
Elevation
[1]
768 ft (234 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46970
FIPS code18-52110[2]
GNIS feature ID439955

Nead is an unincorporated community in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History[]

A post office was established at Nead in 1894, and remained in operation until 1901.[4] The community was probably named for Samuel Nead, a local resident.[5]

Nead was not officially platted. By 1914, Nead contained a public school and a general store, and around 40 inhabitants.[6]

Geography[]

Nead is located at

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40°42′26″N 86°07′39″W / 40.70722°N 86.12750°W / 40.70722; -86.12750.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Nead, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. According to the WPA files...was named for Samuel Nead, an early settler.
  6. ^ 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. 196.


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