Beaver Dam, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Beaver Dam, Indiana

Unincorporated community

Beaver Dam

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Coordinates: 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.08611°N 86.01333°W﻿ / 41.08611; -86.01333Coordinates: 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.08611°N 86.01333°W﻿ / 41.08611; -86.01333
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Kosciusko
Township| Franklin
Elevation

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| 896 ft (273 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

46910

FIPS code| 18-04024[2]
GNIS feature ID| 430677

Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

## History[edit]

Beaver Dam (previously spelled Beaverdam) contained a post office from 1844 until 1901.[4][5] A beaver dam on the nearby creek caused the name to be selected.[6]

## Geography[edit]

Beaver Dam is located at 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.08611°N 86.01333°W﻿ / 41.08611; -86.01333.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ "Beaver Dam, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
4. ^ "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
5. ^ Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 379.
6. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. "...on the site of a large beaver dam, on a creek of the same name."

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Municipalities and communities of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Warsaw

Cities|

* Nappanee‡
* Warsaw

Towns|

* Burket
* Claypool
* Etna Green
* Leesburg
* Mentone
* Milford
* North Webster
* Pierceton
* Sidney
* Silver Lake
* Syracuse
* Winona Lake

Townships|

* Clay
* Etna
* Franklin
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lake
* Monroe
* Plain
* Prairie
* Scott
* Seward
* Tippecanoe
* Turkey Creek
* Van Buren
* Washington
* Wayne

Unincorporated
communities|

* Atwood
* Barbee
* Bayfield
* Beaver Dam
* Bell Rohr Park
* Buttermilk Point
* Cedar Point
* Clunette
* Enchanted Hills
* Forest Glen
* Gravelton‡
* Hastings
* Highbanks
* Highlands Park
* Island Park
* Kalorama Park
* Kanata Manayunk
* Kinsey
* Lakeside Park
* Lakeview Spring
* Milford Junction
* Mineral Springs
* Monoquet
* Oakwood Park
* Oswego
* Packerton
* Palestine
* Pickwick Park
* Potawatomi Park
* Redmon Park
* Sevastopol
* Shady Banks
* South Park
* Stony Ridge
* Vawter Park
* Walker Park
* Wawasee
* Wawasee Village
* Wooster

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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