Nead, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Nead is located in Indiana
Nead
Nead
Nead is located in the United States
Nead
Nead
Coordinates: 40°42′26″N 86°07′39″W / 40.70722°N 86.12750°W / 40.70722; -86.12750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipPipe Creek
Elevation
[1]
768 ft (234 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46970
FIPS code18-52110[2]
GNIS feature ID439955[1]

Nead is an unincorporated community in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

A post office was established at Nead in 1894, and remained in operation until 1901.[3] The community was probably named for Samuel Nead, a local resident.[4]

Nead was not officially platted. By 1914, Nead contained a public school and a general store, and around 40 inhabitants.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nead, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. According to the WPA files...was named for Samuel Nead, an early settler.
  5. ^ 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. 196.


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