Nead, Indiana

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Nead
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipPipe Creek
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
ZIP code
46970
FIPS code18-52110[1]
GNIS feature ID439955[2]

Nead is an unincorporated community in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Nead in 1894, and remained in operation until 1901.[3] The community was probably named for Samuel Nead, a local resident.[4]

Nead was not officially platted. By 1914, Nead contained a public school and a general store, and about 40 inhabitants.[5]

Geography

Nead is located at 40°42′26″N 86°07′39″W / 40.70722°N 86.12750°W / 40.70722; -86.12750.

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Nead, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. According to the WPA files...was named for Samuel Nead, an early settler.
  5. ^ 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. 196.