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Gilead is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Gilead, Indiana
Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 40°58′13″N 86°01′07″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Township	Perry
Elevation [1]	843 ft (257 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46951
FIPS code	18-27648[2]
GNIS feature ID	435069

History

Gilead was platted about 1840 by Adam E. Rhodes who had settled there in 1835.[4][5] It was probably named after Gilead, in the Hebrew Bible.[6]

Geography

Gilead is located at 40°58′13″N 86°01′07″W.

Economy

Gilead supports four stores: The Gilead General Store, Squirrel Creek Bulk Foods, Rabers Kountry Store LLC, and Interurban Collectibles.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Gilead, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 723.
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. 190.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...apparently named for the biblical district...

v t e Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
City	Peru	Map of Indiana highlighting Miami County
Towns	Amboy Bunker Hill Converse‡ Denver Macy
Townships	Allen Butler Clay Deer Creek Erie Harrison Jackson Jefferson Perry Peru Pipe Creek Richland Union Washington
CDP	Grissom AFB‡ Mexico
Other unincorporated communities	Bennetts Switch Birmingham Chili Courter Deedsville Doyle Erie Flora Gilead Loree McGrawsville Miami Nead New Santa Fe North Grove Oakdale Oakley Park View Heights Peoria Perrysburg Pettysville Ridgeview Santa Fe South Peru Stockdale‡ Wawpecong Wells
Ghost towns	Anson Brownell Busaco Cary Five Corners Hooversburg Leonda Niconza Paw Paw Snow Hill Stringtown Wagoner Wooleytown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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