Nead is an unincorporated community in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Nead, Indiana | |
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  Nead  Nead | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′26″N 86°07′39″W / 40.70722°N 86.12750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Township | Pipe Creek |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46970 |
| FIPS code | 18-52110[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 439955[1] |
History
editA 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 around 40 inhabitants.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nead, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 196.
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