Chili, Indiana

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Chili
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipRichland
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
ZIP code
46970
GNIS feature ID432475[1]

Chili is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana. Commonly pronounced "CHAI-lye" by Hoosiers.

History

Chili, originally called New Market, was surveyed in 1839.[2]

In 1886, the Peru and Detroit Railway was extended to Chili.[3]

Geography

Chili is situated on the north bank of the Eel River. Chili is located at 40°51′36″N 86°01′35″W / 40.86000°N 86.02639°W / 40.86000; -86.02639.

References

  1. ^ "Chili, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  2. ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 768.
  3. ^ 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. 185.


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