Speicherville is an unincorporated community in Lagro Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Speicherville, Indiana | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Speicherville  Speicherville | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′16″N 85°47′30″W / 40.85444°N 85.79167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Wabash |
| Township | Lagro |
| Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46992 |
| GNIS feature ID | 443932[1] |
It is located on Indiana State Road 13 between Wabash and Urbana.
History
editSpeicherville was platted in 1881 by Christian W. Speicher, and named for him.[2] An old variant name of the community was called Spiker.[3]
A post office was established under the name Spiker in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Speicherville, Indiana
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...was platted on October 21, 1881, by the proprietor and first postmaster, Christian W. Speicher...
- ^ "USGS detail on Speicherville - Variant Citation". Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Wabash County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
 | This Wabash County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |