Mahon, Indiana
Mahon, Indiana | |
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  Mahon, Indiana Location within Indiana  Mahon, Indiana Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′19″N 85°22′50″W / 40.93861°N 85.38056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Huntington |
| Township | Jackson |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| ZIP code | 46750 |
| FIPS code | 18-46224[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 438478[1] |
Mahon is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.
History
[edit]Mahon was laid out and platted in 1853, not long after the Wabash and Erie Canal was extended to that point.[3] It was named for its founder, Archibald Mahon.[4]
A post office was established at Mahon in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1867.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mahon, Indiana
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 650.
- ↑ 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. 158.
- ↑ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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