Birmingham, Indiana

Birmingham is an unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

For the unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, see Birmingham, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Birmingham, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Birmingham
Birmingham
Coordinates: 40°56′16″N 86°06′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipAllen
Elevation850 ft (259 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46951
FIPS code18-05410[2]
GNIS feature ID431104

History

Birmingham was laid out in 1868 by Solomon Jones and Isaac Caulk.[4] It may be named after the industrial city of Birmingham, England.[5] Soon after it was platted, Birmingham contained a flour mill, a blacksmith shop and a general store.[6] A post office was established at Birmingham in 1862, and remained in operation until 1901.[7]

Geography

Birmingham is located at 40°56′16″N 86°06′34″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Birmingham, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 504.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...name probably comes from the city in England.
  6. 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. 182.
  7. "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2017.


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