Nevada, Indiana

Nevada
Unincorporated community
Nevada Nevada
Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 86°00′15″W / 40.39528°N 86.00417°WCoordinates: 40°23′43″N 86°00′15″W / 40.39528°N 86.00417°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tipton
Township	Liberty
Founded by	Benjamin Denny
Named for	City in Mexico
Elevation[1]	863 ft (263 m)
ZIP code	46068
FIPS code	18-52272[2]
GNIS feature ID	440011

Nevada is an unincorporated town in Liberty Township, Tipton County, Indiana, United States.^[3]

It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Nevada was first settled by Benjamin Denny. Denny moved to the area from Madison County around 1850. The town was platted by Denny and William Marshall in October, 1852. Sylvester Turpen named the town after "a city in Mexico." A post office was established in 1850, and it was abolished in 1907. The first general store was opened in 1850. The first grist mill and saw mill, which were combined, were opened in 1854.^[4]

In 1881, Tom Fox murdered Erastus Nordyke in a wheat field just outside Nevada. Fox was never arrested because he could not be found. His disappearance was described as if he had been "swallowed up in the earth."^[5]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Nevada, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
4. Marvin W. Pershing (1914). History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 130–131.
5. p. 248