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Coordinates: 40°54′25″N 87°24′56″W / 40.90694°N 87.41556°W / 40.90694; -87.41556
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'''Beaver City''' is an unincorporated town in [[Washington Township, Newton County, Indiana|Washington Township]], [[Newton County, Indiana|Newton County]], [[Indiana]].
'''Beaver City''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Washington Township, Newton County, Indiana|Washington Township]], [[Newton County, Indiana|Newton County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/>


==Geography==
==History==
Beaver City was founded in 1893, and was named after the local Beaver Prairie.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/62 62]}}</ref> A post office was established at Beaver City in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Newton | title=Newton County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=May 6, 2017}}</ref>
Beaver City is located at {{coord|40|54|25|N|87|24|56|W|type:city}}.


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Latest revision as of 00:37, 8 January 2024

Beaver City, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Beaver City is located in Indiana
Beaver City
Beaver City
Beaver City is located in the United States
Beaver City
Beaver City
Coordinates: 40°54′25″N 87°24′56″W / 40.90694°N 87.41556°W / 40.90694; -87.41556
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyNewton
TownshipWashington
Elevation
[1]
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47922
Area code219
FIPS code18-04006[2]
GNIS feature ID430671[1]

Beaver City is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Beaver City was founded in 1893, and was named after the local Beaver Prairie.[3] A post office was established at Beaver City in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver City, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
  4. ^ "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 6, 2017.


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