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Beaver Dam, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W / 41.08611°N 86.01333°W / 41.08611; -86.01333
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Beaver Dam, Indiana
Beaver Dam is located in Indiana
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam is located in the United States
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam
Coordinates: 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W / 41.08611°N 86.01333°W / 41.08611; -86.01333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKosciusko
TownshipFranklin
Elevation896 ft (273 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46910
FIPS code18-04024[2]
GNIS feature ID430677[1]

Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Beaver Dam (previously spelled Beaverdam) contained a post office from 1844 until 1901.[3][4] A beaver dam on the nearby creek caused the name to be selected.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Beaver Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  4. ^ Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 379.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...on the site of a large beaver dam, on a creek of the same name.