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'''Spades''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana|Adams Township]], [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref>{{cite gnis|443903|Spades, Indiana|2017-03-05}}</ref>
'''Spades''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana|Adams Township]], [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/>


==History==
==History==
Spades was laid out in 1855.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rchslib.org/ripleyformed.html | title=The Start of Ripley County, Indiana | publisher=Ripley County, Indiana Historical Society | accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref> The community's name honors Jacob Spade, a first settler.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=307|quote=Jacob Spade was an early settler.}}</ref> An early variant name of the community was '''Spades Depot'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:443903,32204945,Spades%20Depot|title=USGS detail on Spades - Variant Citation|accessdate=2017-03-05}}</ref>
Spades was laid out in 1855.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rchslib.org/ripleyformed.html | title=The Start of Ripley County, Indiana | publisher=Ripley County, Indiana Historical Society | accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref> The community's name honors Jacob Spade, a first settler.<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/307 307]|quote=Jacob Spade was an early settler.}}</ref> An early variant name of the community was '''Spades Depot'''.<ref name=gnis/>


A post office was established as Spade's Depot in 1855, the name was shortened to Spades in 1883, and the post office closed in 1950.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Ripley&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Ripley County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>
A post office was established as Spade's Depot in 1855, the name was shortened to Spades in 1883, and the post office closed in 1950.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Ripley&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Ripley County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 19 January 2024

Spades, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Spades is located in Indiana
Spades
Spades
Spades is located in the United States
Spades
Spades
Coordinates: 39°15′16″N 85°07′24″W / 39.25444°N 85.12333°W / 39.25444; -85.12333
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRipley
TownshipAdams
Elevation
[1]
1,017 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47041
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID443903[1]

Spades is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Spades was laid out in 1855.[2] The community's name honors Jacob Spade, a first settler.[3] An early variant name of the community was Spades Depot.[1]

A post office was established as Spade's Depot in 1855, the name was shortened to Spades in 1883, and the post office closed in 1950.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spades, Indiana
  2. ^ "The Start of Ripley County, Indiana". Ripley County, Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Jacob Spade was an early settler.
  4. ^ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 30, 2015.


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