Preble, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Preble, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place

Adams County's location in Indiana

Preble

Location in Adams County

Coordinates: 40°49′57″N 85°00′13″W﻿ / ﻿40.83250°N 85.00361°W﻿ / 40.83250; -85.00361
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Adams
Township| Preble
Elevation

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| 810 ft (250 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

46733

FIPS code| 18-61866[2]
GNIS feature ID| 2830299[1]

Preble is an unincorporated community in Preble Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

## History[edit]

A post office was established at Preble in 1883.[3] It was named from Preble Township.[4]

## Sites[edit]

Preble includes a post office, a volunteer fire department, a granary and an outdoor arena.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Preble, Indiana
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. "The name is for Preble Township..."

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Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Decatur

Cities|

* Berne
* Decatur

Map of Indiana highlighting Adams County

Towns|

* Geneva
* Monroe

Townships|

* Blue Creek
* French
* Hartford
* Jefferson
* Kirkland
* Monroe
* Preble
* Root
* St. Marys
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington

CDPs|

* Linn Grove
* Pleasant Mills
* Preble

Other
communities|

* Ceylon
* Curryville‡
* Honduras
* Magley
* Monmouth
* Peterson
* Rivare
* Salem
* Williams

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