Deacon, Indiana
Appearance
Deacon | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() Cass County's location in Indiana | |
Coordinates: 40°38′02″N 86°19′02″W / 40.63389°N 86.31722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Cass |
Township | Deer Creek |
Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
ZIP code | 46994 |
FIPS code | 18-17038[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 433385[1] |
Deacon is an unincorporated community in Deer Creek Township, Cass County, Indiana.[3]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Deacon in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[4] The community was named for its first postmaster, William R. Deacon.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deacon, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deacon, Indiana
- ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 568.