Waterford, Indiana

Waterford, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°40′17″N 86°50′42″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Township	Coolspring
Elevation [1]	643 ft (196 m)
ZIP code	46360
FIPS code	18-81242[2]
GNIS feature ID	445536[1]

Waterford is an unincorporated community in Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.[1]

History

A post office was located in Waterford between 1850 and 1900.[3] The community grew around a gristmill.[4]

Notable people

• John Rarick - U.S. Representative (1924-2009) from Louisiana was born in Waterford.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waterford, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "LaPorte County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
4. History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 682.