Miami, Indiana
Miami is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Miami, Indiana | |
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Miami Miami | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′51″N 86°06′24″W / 40.61417°N 86.10667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Township | Deer Creek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46959 |
| FIPS code | 18-48672[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830465[2] |
History edit
Miami was founded by Isaac Herrell and platted in 1849 by Isaac's brother James.[4] Their other brother Austin started the first church and school in his home. James' son Beecher opened the first grocery store. The community took its name from Miami County.[5]
Geography edit
Miami is located in southwestern Miami County and is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of U.S. Route 31, 11 miles (18 km) south of Peru, the county seat, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Kokomo.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Miami CDP has an area of 0.165 square miles (0.43 km2), all land.[1] Deer Creek runs along the southern edge of the community, flowing west to the Wabash River at Delphi.
References edit
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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. 195.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and named for the county in which it is located.