Hooversburg, Indiana

Summary

Hooversburg was a community, now extinct, in Perry Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History edit

A post office was established at Hooversburg in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.[1] The community served as a trading point in Perry Township's early history, and was likely named after the Hoover family of settlers.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. ^ 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. 191.

External links edit

  • Combination Atlas Map of Miami County Indiana (Map). Kingman Brothers. 1877.

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