Shideler
Unincorporated community
Shideler is located in Indiana
Shideler
Shideler
Coordinates: 40°18′23.68″N 85°21′28.41″W / 40.3065778°N 85.3578917°W / 40.3065778; -85.3578917
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDelaware
TownshipUnion Township

Shideler is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

History

Shideler had its start by the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named for Isaac Shideler, a railroad promoter who donated the land for use of the depot.[2] A post office was established at Shideler in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929.[3] The Shideler Grain Company has grown into a major operation in Shideler, begun in 1968 by purchase of the local Farm Co-op Bureau grain elevator.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shideler, Indiana
  2. ↑ Kemper, William Harrison (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 102.
  3. ↑ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Shideler Grain: About Us. Accessed 14 February 2022.

40°18′22″N 85°21′35″W / 40.30611°N 85.35972°W / 40.30611; -85.35972


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