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

Miami, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Miami
Miami
Coordinates: 40°36′51″N 86°06′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipDeer Creek
Elevation791 ft (241 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46959
FIPS code18-48672[2]
GNIS feature ID439066

History


Miami was founded by Isaac Herrell and platted in 1849 by Isaac’s brother James. Their other brother Austin started the first Church and School in his home. James son Beecher opened the first grocery store.

[4] The community took its name from Miami County.[5]


Geography


Miami is located at 40°36′51″N 86°06′23″W.


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Miami, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. 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. 195.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for the county in which it is located.





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