Birmingham, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°56′16″N 86°06′34″W / 40.93778°N 86.10944°W / 40.93778; -86.10944[1]
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Birmingham is an unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Birmingham was laid out in 1868 by Solomon Jones and Isaac Caulk.[3] It may be named after the industrial city of Birmingham, England.[4] Soon after it was platted, Birmingham contained a flour mill, a blacksmith shop and a general store.[5] A post office was established at Birmingham in 1862, and remained in operation until 1901.[6]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birmingham, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 504.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...name probably comes from the city in England.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 182.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
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