Beaver Dam, Indiana

Beaver Dam, Indiana
Beaver Dam, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W / 41.08611°N 86.01333°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Kosciusko
Township	Franklin
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46910
FIPS code	18-04024
GNIS feature ID	430677

Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History

Beaver Dam (previously spelled Beaverdam) contained a post office from 1844 until 1901.^[4]^[5] A beaver dam on the nearby creek caused the name to be selected.^[6]

Geography

Beaver Dam is located at 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W / 41.08611°N 86.01333°W / 41.08611; -86.01333.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Beaver Dam, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^ Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 379.
^ 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.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.

[GR2-2] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[GNIS-3] "Beaver Dam, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

[4] "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

[5] Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 379.

[6] 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.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Warsaw
Cities	Nappanee‡ Warsaw	Map of Indiana highlighting Kosciusko County
Towns	Burket Claypool Etna Green Leesburg Mentone Milford North Webster Pierceton Sidney Silver Lake Syracuse Winona Lake
Townships	Clay Etna Franklin Harrison Jackson Jefferson Lake Monroe Plain Prairie Scott Seward Tippecanoe Turkey Creek Van Buren Washington Wayne
CDPs	Barbee Beaver Dam Enchanted Hills Hoffman Lake Mineral Springs Oswego Palestine Wooster
Other communities	Atwood Bayfield Bell Rohr Park Buttermilk Point Cedar Point Clunette Forest Glen Gravelton‡ Hastings Highbanks Highlands Park Island Park Kanata Manayunk Kinsey Lakeside Park Lakeview Spring Milford Junction Monoquet Oakwood Park Packerton Pickwick Park Potawatomi Park Redmon Park Sevastopol Shady Banks South Park Stony Ridge Vawter Park Wawasee Wawasee Village
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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