Brick Chapel, Indiana

Brick Chapel, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°42′42″N 86°52′09″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Putnam
Township	Monroe
Elevation [1]	830 ft (250 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46135
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	449622[1]

Brick Chapel is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

A post office called Brick Chapel was established in 1873, and was discontinued in 1905.^[2] The community took its name from the nearby Brick Chapel church.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brick Chapel, Indiana
2. "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The village was established around a church...