Nevada, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Nevada is located in Indiana
Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is located in the United States
Nevada
Nevada
Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 86°00′15″W / 40.39528°N 86.00417°W / 40.39528; -86.00417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTipton
TownshipLiberty
Founded byBenjamin Denny
Named forTown in Mexico
Elevation
[1]
863 ft (263 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46068
Area code765
FIPS code18-52272[2]
GNIS feature ID440011[1]

Nevada (/nɪˈveɪdə/ niv-AY-də) is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Nevada was first settled by Benjamin Denny. Denny moved to the area from Madison County around 1850. The town was platted by Denny and William Marshall in October, 1852. Sylvester Turpen named the community after "a town in Mexico." A post office was established in 1850, and it was abolished in 1907. The first general store was opened in 1850. The first grist mill and saw mill, which were combined, were opened in 1854.[3]

In 1881, Tom Fox murdered Erastus Nordyke in a wheat field just outside Nevada. Fox was never arrested because he could not be found. His disappearance was described as if he had been "swallowed up in the earth."[3] (p.248)

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nevada, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Marvin W. Pershing (1914). History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 130–131.


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