Beaver Dam, Indiana

Beaver Dam, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°05′10″N 86°00′48″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Kosciusko
Township	Franklin
Elevation [1]	896 ft (273 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46910
FIPS code	18-04024[2]
GNIS feature ID	430677[1]

Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Beaver Dam (previously spelled Beaverdam) contained a post office from 1844 until 1901.^[3][4] A beaver dam on the nearby creek caused the name to be selected.^[5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Beaver Dam as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.^[6]

References

1. "Beaver Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
4. Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 379.
5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...on the site of a large beaver dam, on a creek of the same name.
6. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.