Wilmington, Indiana

Wilmington
Unincorporated community
Wilmington is located in Dearborn County, Indiana
Wilmington
Wilmington
Coordinates: 39°03′45″N 84°56′48″W / 39.06250°N 84.94667°W / 39.06250; -84.94667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDearborn
TownshipHogan
Elevation
[1]
797 ft (243 m)
ZIP code
47001
FIPS code18-84572[2]
GNIS feature ID446116[1]

Wilmington is an unincorporated community in Hogan Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

History

Wilmington was laid out in 1815.[3] It was once the county seat.[4]

A post office was established at Wilmington in 1817, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilmington, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. pp. 176.
  4. ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 116.
  5. ^ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.


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