Philadelphia, Indiana
Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
History
Philadelphia was laid out and platted in 1838. It took its name from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the "city of brotherly love". A post office was established at Philadelphia in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 760.
- ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 292.
- ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
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