Plum Tree is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana.
Plum Tree, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°44′32″N 85°23′33″W / 40.74222°N 85.39250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Huntington |
Township | Rock Creek |
Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
ZIP code | 46792 |
FIPS code | 18-60804[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 441372[1] |
History
editNever officially platted, Plum Tree took its name from a large, wild plum tree.[3] A post office was established at Plum Tree in 1876, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1893.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plum Tree, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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. 163.
- ^ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.