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West Muncie, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°10′15″N 85°28′53″W / 40.17083°N 85.48139°W / 40.17083; -85.48139
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West Muncie
West Muncie is located in Indiana
West Muncie
West Muncie
West Muncie is located in the United States
West Muncie
West Muncie
Coordinates: 40°10′15″N 85°28′53″W / 40.17083°N 85.48139°W / 40.17083; -85.48139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDelaware
TownshipMount Pleasant
Elevation929 ft (283 m)
ZIP code
47396
FIPS code18-83078[2]
GNIS feature ID445793[1]

West Muncie is an unincorporated community in Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

History

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A post office was established in West Muncie in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3] It lies west of Muncie, hence the name.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Muncie, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  4. ^ Kemper, William Harrison (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 164.