Waterford, Indiana
Waterford, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 41°40′17″N 86°50′42″W / 41.67139°N 86.84500°WCoordinates: 41°40′17″N 86°50′42″W / 41.67139°N 86.84500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaPorte |
Township | Coolspring |
Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
ZIP code | 46360 |
FIPS code | 18-81242[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 445536[1] |
Waterford is an unincorporated community in Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.[1]
History[]
A post office was located in Waterford between 1850 and 1900.[3] The community grew around a gristmill.[4]
Notable people[]
- John Rarick - U.S. Representative (1924-2009) from Louisiana was born in Waterford.
References[]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waterford
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "LaPorte County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 682.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in LaPorte County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- LaPorte County, Indiana geography stubs