Tamarack Grange, Indiana

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Tamarack Grange, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Tamarack Grange is located in Indiana
Tamarack Grange
Tamarack Grange
Coordinates: 41°35′46″N 86°08′17″W / 41.59611°N 86.13806°W / 41.59611; -86.13806Coordinates: 41°35′46″N 86°08′17″W / 41.59611°N 86.13806°W / 41.59611; -86.13806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySt. Joseph
TownshipPenn
Elevation
[1]
856 ft (261 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46544
Area code(s)574
GNIS feature ID452816

Tamarack Grange is an unincorporated community in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

The community is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History[]

A post office named Tamarack was established in 1837, but was soon discontinued, in 1838.[3] The community was likely named after the tamarack larch.[4]

Geography[]

Tamarack Grange is located at

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41°35′46″N 86°08′17″W / 41.59611°N 86.13806°W / 41.59611; -86.13806.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Tamarack Grange, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Saint Joseph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Tamarack, Algonquian for the larch of the pine family...


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