Anoka
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Cass County's location in Indiana
Cass County's location in Indiana
Anoka is located in Cass County, Indiana
Anoka
Anoka
Location in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°43′25″N 86°17′01″W / 40.72361°N 86.28361°W / 40.72361; -86.28361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCass
TownshipWashington
Elevation
[1]
709 ft (216 m)
ZIP code
46947
FIPS code18-01738[2]
GNIS feature ID2830326[1]

Anoka is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Cass County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Anoka in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3][4] One source speculates the name Anoka might be of Sioux origin.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anoka, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 713.
  4. ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the name probably comes from a Sioux adverb meaning "on both sides".


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