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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Speicherville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°51′16″N 85°47′30″W / 40.85444°N 85.79167°W / 40.85444; -85.79167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWabash
TownshipLagro
Elevation807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code46992
GNIS feature ID443932

Speicherville is an unincorporated community in Lagro Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

It is located on Indiana State Road 13 between Wabash and Urbana.

History

Speicherville was platted in 1881 by Christian W. Speicher, and named for him. An old variant name of the community was called Spiker.

A post office was established under the name Spiker in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Speicherville, Indiana
  2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was platted on October 21, 1881, by the proprietor and first postmaster, Christian W. Speicher...
  3. "USGS detail on Speicherville - Variant Citation". Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. "Wabash County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
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