Miami, Indiana

Miami is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[4]

Miami, Indiana
Census-designated place
Miami is located in Indiana
Miami
Miami
Miami is located in the United States
Miami
Miami
Coordinates: 40°36′51″N 86°06′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipDeer Creek
Area
[1]
 • Total0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
 • Land0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
791 ft (241 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46959
FIPS code18-48672[3]
GNIS feature ID439066

History

Miami was founded by Isaac Herrell and platted in 1849 by Isaac's brother James.[5] Their other brother Austin started the first church and school in his home. James' son Beecher opened the first grocery store. The community took its name from Miami County.[6]

Geography

Miami is located in southwestern Miami County at 40°36′51″N 86°06′23″W. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of U.S. Route 31, 11 miles (18 km) south of Peru, the county seat, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Kokomo.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Miami CDP has an area of 0.165 square miles (0.43 km2), all land.[1] Deer Creek runs along the southern edge of the community, flowing west to the Wabash River at Delphi.

References
  1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "Miami, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  5. Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 195.
  6. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for the county in which it is located.


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