Aberdeen, Ohio County, Indiana
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Aberdeen | |
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Coordinates: 38°54′19″N 84°59′15″W / 38.90528°N 84.98750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Ohio |
Township | Cass |
Elevation | 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 |
Aberdeen is an unincorporated community in Cass Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
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
Aberdeen is located at 38°54′19.2168″N 84°59′14.823″W / 38.905338000°N 84.98745083°W (38.9053377, -84.9874511).[7] Aberdeen is off of Indiana State Road 56 at the intersection of Aberdeen Rd. and Cass-Union Rd.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "Google Map of USPS Zip Codes for Ohio County, Indiana". United States Geological Survey. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ "Aberdeen, Indiana (Ohio County) Misc". 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 592.
- ^ "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Aberdeen". United States Geological Survey. 1979-02-14. Retrieved 2015-08-30.