Eden, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
39°54′14″N 85°46′10″W / 39.90389°N 85.76944°W / 39.90389; -85.76944CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHancockTownshipGreenElevation883 ft (269 m)ZIP code
46140
FIPS code18-20188[2]GNIS feature ID2830399[1]

Eden is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

Eden was laid out and platted in 1835.[3] A post office was established at Eden in 1834, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eden, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 223.
  4. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
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