Nead, Indiana

Nead is an unincorporated community in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Nead, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Nead
Nead
Coordinates: 40°42′26″N 86°07′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipPipe Creek
Elevation768 ft (234 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46970
FIPS code18-52110[2]
GNIS feature ID439955

History

A post office was established at Nead in 1894, and remained in operation until 1901.[4] The community was probably named for Samuel Nead, a local resident.[5]

Nead was not officially platted. By 1914, Nead contained a public school and a general store, and around 40 inhabitants.[6]

Geography

Nead is located at 40°42′26″N 86°07′39″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. "Nead, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. According to the WPA files...was named for Samuel Nead, an early settler.
  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. 196.


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