Philadelphia, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated Place
Philadelphia is located in Indiana
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is located in the United States
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Coordinates: 39°46′56″N 85°50′50″W / 39.78222°N 85.84722°W / 39.78222; -85.84722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHancock
TownshipSugar Creek
Elevation
[1]
837 ft (255 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code18-59490[2]
GNIS feature ID2830401[1]

Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

Philadelphia was laid out and platted in 1838.[3] It took its name from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the "city of brotherly love".[4] A post office was established at Philadelphia in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 760.
  4. ↑ 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. 292.
  5. ↑ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.


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