Reiffsburg, Indiana

Reiffsburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Former Methodist church
Former Methodist church
Reiffsburg is located in Wells County, Indiana
Reiffsburg
Reiffsburg
Coordinates: 40°39′21″N 85°09′07″W / 40.65583°N 85.15194°W / 40.65583; -85.15194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWells
TownshipHarrison
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46714
Area code260
FIPS code18-63738[2]
GNIS feature ID449715[1]

Reiffsburg is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Reiffsburg was named after John Reiff, who platted the community.[3]

A post office was established at Reiffsburg in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reiffsburg, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Profile for Reiffsburg, IN". ePodunk. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Wells County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.


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