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Aberdeen, Ohio County, Indiana

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This article is about Aberdeen in Ohio County, Indiana. For Aberdeen in Porter County, Indiana, see Aberdeen, Porter County, Indiana. For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).

Aberdeen
Unincorporated Community
Aberdeen is located in Indiana
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is located in the United States
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Coordinates: 38°54′19″N 84°59′15″W / 38.90528°N 84.98750°W / 38.90528; -84.98750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOhio
TownshipCass
Elevation
[1]
883 ft (269 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47040[2]
Area codes812, 930
FIPS code18/00136[3]
GNIS feature ID429985

Aberdeen is an unincorporated community in Cass Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

The first settlement at Aberdeen was made in about 1814.[4] It was named after Aberdeen, in Scotland.[5]

A post office was established at Aberdeen in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1880.[6]

Geography

Aberdeen is located at 38°54′19.2168″N 84°59′14.823″W / 38.905338000°N 84.98745083°W / 38.905338000; -84.98745083 (38.9053377, -84.9874511).[7] Aberdeen is off of Indiana State Road 56 at the intersection of Aberdeen Rd. and Cass-Union Rd.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "Google Map of USPS Zip Codes for Ohio County, Indiana". United States Geological Survey. 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "Aberdeen, Indiana (Ohio County) Misc". July 9, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
  5. ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 592.
  6. ^ "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Aberdeen". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
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