Mardenis is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana, US.

Mardenis, Indiana
Mardenis is located in Indiana
Mardenis
Mardenis
Mardenis is located in the United States
Mardenis
Mardenis
Coordinates: 40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W / 40.90417°N 85.41361°W / 40.90417; -85.41361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipUnion
Elevation748 ft (228 m)
ZIP code
46750
FIPS code18-46728[2]
GNIS feature ID438601[1]

History

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Mardenis was named for William Mardenis, a railroad agent.[3] A post office was established at Mardenis in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in the year 1904.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mardenis, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 159.
  4. ^ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.