Birmingham, Indiana

For the unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, see Birmingham, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Birmingham, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Birmingham is located in Indiana
Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is located in the United States
Birmingham
Birmingham
Coordinates: 40°56′16″N 86°06′34″W / 40.93778°N 86.10944°W / 40.93778; -86.10944
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipAllen
Elevation
[1]
850 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46951
FIPS code18-05410[2]
GNIS feature ID431104[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birmingham, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 504.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2017.


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