Ghost town in Indiana, United States
Paw Paw, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°52′55″N 85°57′45″W / 40.88194°N 85.96250°W / 40.88194; -85.96250 | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Miami |
Township | Richland |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46926 |
Paw Paw was a community in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Paw Paw was platted in 1847. When the Eel River Railroad was built in Miami County, it was not extended to Paw Paw, and the village became a ghost town.
A post office was established at Paw Paw in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1883.
References
- History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 770.
- Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 197.
- "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
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County seat: Peru | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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