Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
| Aboite, Indiana | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 41°0′0″N 85°19′5″W / 41.00000°N 85.31806°W / 41.00000; -85.31806 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Allen County |
| Township | Lafayette |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46804 |
| Area code | 260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 429991 |
Aboite is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Aboite was originally settled as a train stop at the intersection of the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway with Aboite Road. The community's name is derived from the French word for "minnow". A post office was established at Aboite in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921.
Geography
Aboite is located at 41°0′0″N 85°19′5″W / 41.00000°N 85.31806°W / 41.00000; -85.31806.
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Aboite, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 687.
- "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
| Municipalities and communities of Allen County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| County seat: Fort Wayne | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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