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Coordinates: 40°14′58″N 086°54′15″W / 40.24944°N 86.90417°W / 40.24944; -86.90417
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==History==
==History==


Originally named Columbia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,FNAME:442271,Columbia|title=USGS detail on Romney - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref> Romney received its present name from the community of [[Romney, West Virginia|Romney]], [[West Virginia]].
Originally named Columbia,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:442271,41467709,Columbia|title=USGS detail on Romney - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref> Romney received its present name from the community of [[Romney, West Virginia|Romney]], [[West Virginia]].


The Romney post office has been in operation since 1842.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Tippecanoe&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Tippecanoe County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 25, 2016}}</ref>
The Romney post office has been in operation since 1842.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Tippecanoe&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Tippecanoe County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 25, 2016}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:47, 24 May 2017

Romney, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Post office at the corner of Main and High streets.
Post office at the corner of Main and High streets.
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Romney is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Romney
Romney
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°14′58″N 086°54′15″W / 40.24944°N 86.90417°W / 40.24944; -86.90417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTippecanoe
TownshipRandolph
Elevation
[1]
735 ft (224 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47981
Area code765
GNIS feature ID442271

Romney is an unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

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.

History

Originally named Columbia,[3] Romney received its present name from the community of Romney, West Virginia.

The Romney post office has been in operation since 1842.[4]

Geography

Romney is located at 40°15'5" North, 86°54'13" West (40.251426, -86.903618) in Randolph Township, at an elevation of 738 feet.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Romney, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Romney - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  4. ^ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  • Romney in 1878.
    Romney in 1878.
  • Romney toy shop
    Romney toy shop


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