McGrawsville, Indiana

McGrawsville
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°37′49″N 86°00′50″W / 40.63028°N 86.01389°W / 40.63028; -86.01389Coordinates: 40°37′49″N 86°00′50″W / 40.63028°N 86.01389°W / 40.63028; -86.01389
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Township	Clay
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
ZIP code	46911
FIPS code	18-45756^[1]
GNIS feature ID	438876^[2]

McGrawsville is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana. The eastern portion of town is in Harrison Township. Former businesses included Overman-Waters Company (owned by Ralph Overman and Herrell Waters) and Worl's Grocery. The town is home to McGrawsville United Methodist Church and the McGrawsville Feed & Grain Inc. The community is located on the former Conrail railroad line (previously the Pennsylvania/Penn Central railroads).

History

McGrawsville was established as a depot on the Pan Handle Railroad. It was named for Nelson McGraw, who opened a small store on the site two years before the railroad was built.^[3]

In 1887, McGrawsville contained one general store, a blacksmith shop, and a church.^[4]

Geography

McGrawsville is located at 40°37′49″N 86°00′50″W / 40.63028°N 86.01389°W / 40.63028; -86.01389, at the intersection of Miami County roads S 300E and E 950S.

References

↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "McGrawsville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
↑ Bodurtha , Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 192.
↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 612.

Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Peru

City	Peru

Towns	Amboy Bunker Hill Converse‡ Denver Macy

Townships	Allen Butler Clay Deer Creek Erie Harrison Jackson Jefferson Perry Peru Pipe Creek Richland Union Washington

CDP	Grissom AFB‡ Mexico

Other unincorporated communities	Bennetts Switch Birmingham Chili Courter Deedsville Doyle Erie Flora Gilead Loree McGrawsville Miami Nead New Santa Fe North Grove Park View Heights Peoria Perrysburg Pettysville Santa Fe South Peru Stockdale‡ Wawpecong Wells

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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