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Gravelton is an unincorporated community in Elkhart and Kosciusko counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Gravelton, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°26′09″N 85°55′27″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Elkhart, Kosciusko
Township	Union, Jefferson
Elevation [1]	846 ft (258 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46550
FIPS code	18-29052[2]
GNIS feature ID	435362

History

Gravelton was platted in 1876.[4] The name likely refers to the presence of a gravel pit.[5] A post office was established at Gravelton in 1876, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[6]

Geography

Gravelton is located at 41°26′09″N 85°55′27″W.

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.
"Gravelton, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 376.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and apparently was named for a gravel pit once here.
"Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Goshen
Cities	Elkhart Goshen Nappanee‡	Map of Indiana highlighting Elkhart County
Towns	Bristol Middlebury Millersburg Wakarusa
Townships	Baugo Benton Cleveland Clinton Concord Elkhart Harrison Jackson Jefferson Locke Middlebury Olive Osolo Union Washington York
CDPs	Dunlap New Paris Simonton Lake
Unincorporated communities	Bainter Town Benton Bonneyville Mills Foraker Gravelton‡ Jamestown Locke Midway Southwest Vistula Waterford Mills
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Warsaw
Cities	Nappanee‡ Warsaw	Map of Indiana highlighting Kosciusko County
Towns	Burket Claypool Etna Green Leesburg Mentone Milford North Webster Pierceton Sidney Silver Lake Syracuse Winona Lake
Townships	Clay Etna Franklin Harrison Jackson Jefferson Lake Monroe Plain Prairie Scott Seward Tippecanoe Turkey Creek Van Buren Washington Wayne
Unincorporated communities	Atwood Barbee Bayfield Beaver Dam Bell Rohr Park Buttermilk Point Cedar Point Clunette DeFries Landing Enchanted Hills Epworth Forest Forest Glen Gravelton‡ Hastings Highbanks Highlands Park Island Park Kalorama Park Kanata Manayunk Kinsey Lakeside Park Lakeview Spring Lowman Corner‡ Milford Junction Mineral Springs Monoquet Musquabuck Park Oakwood Park Osborn Landing Oswego Packerton Palestine Pickwick Park Potawatomi Park Quaker Haven Park Redmon Park Sevastopol Shady Banks South Park Stoneburner Landing Stony Ridge Vawter Park Walker Park Wawasee Wawasee Village Wooster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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