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[[Image:Romney, Indiana 1878.png|thumb|left|100px|Romney in 1878.]]
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Revision as of 22:01, 15 February 2010

Romney
Romney Toy Shop on Main Street
Romney Toy Shop on Main Street
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTippecanoe
TownshipRandolph
Elevation738 ft (225 m)
ZIP code
47981
GNIS feature ID0442271

Romney is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County in the U.S. state of Indiana. Originally named Columbia, Romney received its present name from the community of Romney in West Virginia.

It has a well known equestrian facility, Foxton Farm, that was once used for fox hunting, but now houses the Equestrian program at Purdue University and stables the polo ponies of the Purdue Polo Club.

The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Romney is located at 40°15'5" North, 86°54'13" West (40.251426, -86.903618) in Randolph Township. The town has an elevation of approximately 740 feet.

References


Romney in 1878.