Aberdeen, Ohio County, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

This article is about Aberdeen in Ohio County, Indiana. For Aberdeen in Porter County, Indiana, see Aberdeen, Porter County, Indiana. For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).

Unincorporated Community in Indiana, United States

Aberdeen

Unincorporated Community

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Coordinates: 38°54′19″N 84°59′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.90528°N 84.98750°W﻿ / 38.90528; -84.98750
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Ohio
Township| Cass
Elevation

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| 883 ft (269 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Eastern (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

47040[2]

Area codes| 812, 930
FIPS code| 18/00136[3]
GNIS feature ID| 429985[1]

Aberdeen is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Cass Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

## History

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The first settlement at Aberdeen was made in about 1814.[4] It was named after Aberdeen, in Scotland.[5]

A post office was established at Aberdeen in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1880.[6]

## Geography

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Aberdeen is located off of Indiana State Road 56 at the intersection of Aberdeen Rd. and Cass-Union Rd.

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aberdeen, Ohio County, Indiana
2. ^ "Google Map of USPS Zip Codes for Ohio County, Indiana". United States Geological Survey. 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
3. ^ "Aberdeen, Indiana (Ohio County) Misc". July 9, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
5. ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 592.
6. ^ "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

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