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Birmingham, Indiana 
Summary
Birmingham is an unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Birmingham, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 40°56′16″N 86°06′34″W / 40.93778°N 86.10944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Township | Allen |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46951 |
| FIPS code | 18-05410[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 431104[1] |
History edit
Birmingham was laid out in 1868 by Solomon Jones and Isaac Caulk.[3] It may be named after the industrial city of Birmingham, England.[4] Soon after it was platted, Birmingham contained a flour mill, a blacksmith shop and a general store.[5] A post office was established at Birmingham in 1862, and remained in operation until 1901.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birmingham, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 504.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...name probably comes from the city in England.
- ^ 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. 182.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2017.