Official Name: | Aboite, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Aboite |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Allen County |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Lafayette |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 41°N -85.3181°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation Ft: | 758 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46804 |
Area Code: | 260 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 429991 |
Aboite is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Aboite was originally settled as a train stop at the intersection of the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway with Aboite Road. The community's name is derived from the French word for "minnow".[3] A post office was established at Aboite in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921.[4]
Aboite is located at 41°N -85.3181°W.