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Five Corners, Indiana 
Summary
Five Corners was a community in Allen Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Five Corners, Indiana | |
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  Five Corners The position of Five Corners in Indiana | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′43″N 86°09′34″W / 40.94528°N 86.15944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 574 |
| GNIS ID | 434539[1] |
History edit
Five Corners, so named due to being located at an intersection of five different roads, was known for being a center of trade in Miami County.[2] In its heyday, the town had a post office, a general store, and a Methodist church. When the Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago Railroad was built in Miami County, it was not extended to Five Corners, being built through nearby Macy instead. This led to Five Corners becoming a ghost town.[3]
A post office was established at Five Corners in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1870.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Five Corners". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 190.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 497.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 15, 2018.