Indian Village, Noble County, Indiana

Indian Village
Unincorporated community
Indian Village United Methodist Church, originally built as a United Brethren Church.
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Coordinates: 41°21′57″N 85°38′22″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Noble
Township	Sparta
Elevation [1]	886 ft (270 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46732
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	450549

Indian Village (formerly known as Alcinda) is a small unincorporated community in Sparta Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

A post office was established at Indian Village in 1867, and remained in operation until 1888.^[3] The community is noted for being the Indian reservation residence of Miami chief Papakeecha who lived in a one-story brick home there from 1827 through 1834.

Geography

Indian Village is located 1.5 miles south of Cromwell and 2 miles east of Lake Wawasee at the junction of Indiana State Road 5 and County Road W 100 N.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. "Indian Village, Noble County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
3. "Noble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 6, 2017.