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Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Mace, Indiana
Census-designated place
Corner of Main Street and 600 East on the east side of MaceCorner of Main Street and 600 East on the east side of Mace
Mace is located in Montgomery County, IndianaMaceMaceLocation in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°00′32″N 86°47′52″W / 40.00889°N 86.79778°W / 40.00889; -86.79778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMontgomery
TownshipWalnut
Area
 • Total0.23 sq mi (0.6 km)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.6 km)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km)
Elevation837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code47933 (Crawfordsville
Area code765
FIPS code18-45720
GNIS feature ID2830469

Mace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Mace, formerly called "Fredericksburg", was laid out in about 1840 by Frederick Long. A post office was established at Mace in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.

Geography

Mace is located in eastern Montgomery County. It is bordered to the south by Linnsburg. U.S. Route 136 passes through the community, leading northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Crawfordsville, the county seat, and southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Jamestown. Downtown Indianapolis is 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Mace.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mace CDP has an area of 0.23 square miles (0.60 km), all land. It is drained to the north by an unnamed tributary of the Walnut Fork of Sugar Creek, which flows northwest to Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville and is part of the Wabash River watershed.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mace, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. Beckwith, Hiram Williams & Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. pp. 372.
  5. "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

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  • Looking east along U.S. Route 136 into Mace Looking east along U.S. Route 136 into Mace
  • Mace Cemetery Mace Cemetery
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