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Coordinates: 39°15′14″N 85°07′22″W / 39.25389°N 85.12278°W / 39.25389; -85.12278
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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">{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|443903}} | title = Spades, Indiana | work = [[Geographic Names Information System]] | publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] | accessdate = July 29, 2017}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 20:39, 29 July 2017

Spades, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Spades is located in Indiana
Spades
Spades
Spades is located in the United States
Spades
Spades
Coordinates: 39°15′14″N 85°07′22″W / 39.25389°N 85.12278°W / 39.25389; -85.12278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRipley
TownshipAdams
Elevation
[1]
1,020 ft (311 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47041
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID443903

Spades is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Spades was laid out in 1855.[3] The community's name honors Jacob Spade, a first settler.[4] An early variant name of the community was Spades Depot.[5]

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.[6]

Geography

Spades is located at 39°15′14″N 85°07′22″W / 39.25389°N 85.12278°W / 39.25389; -85.12278.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ^ "Spades, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Start of Ripley County, Indiana". Ripley County, Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "USGS detail on Spades - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  6. ^ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 November 2015.


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