Eden, Indiana
Eden is located in Indiana
Eden
Eden
Eden is located in the United States
Eden
Eden
Coordinates: 39°54′22″N 85°46′12″W / 39.90611°N 85.77000°W / 39.90611; -85.77000
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHancock
TownshipGreen
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code18-20188[1]
GNIS feature ID434004[2]

Eden is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Hancock County, Indiana. It is home to the headquarters of a large building materials company, which has an atrium full of stuffed animals.

History

Eden was laid out and platted in 1835.[3] A post office was established at Eden in 1834, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

Geography

Eden is located at 39°54′22″N 85°46′12″W / 39.90611°N 85.77000°W / 39.90611; -85.77000.

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Eden, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp. 223.
  4. "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.


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