Plum Tree, Indiana

Plum Tree
Unincorporated community
Plum Tree
Plum Tree
Coordinates: 40°44′32″N 85°23′33″W / 40.74222°N 85.39250°W / 40.74222; -85.39250Coordinates: 40°44′32″N 85°23′33″W / 40.74222°N 85.39250°W / 40.74222; -85.39250
Country United States
State Indiana
County Huntington
Township Rock Creek
Elevation[1] 856 ft (261 m)
ZIP code 46792
FIPS code 18-60804[2]
GNIS feature ID 441372

Plum Tree is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

Never officially platted, Plum Tree took its name from a large, wild plum tree.[3] A post office was established at Plum Tree in 1876, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1893.[4]

Geography

Plum Tree is located at 40°44′32″N 85°23′33″W / 40.74222°N 85.39250°W / 40.74222; -85.39250.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 163.
  4. ↑ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2014.


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