Barbee, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Barbee, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Barbee
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kosciusko
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Tippecanoe
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:41.2919°N -85.7181°W
Elevation Ft:863
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46582
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-03358[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830428

Barbee is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Barbee in 1898, and closed that same year.[2] William Barbee was a pioneer settler in the area.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Kosciusko County . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 November 2014.
  3. Book: Royse, L. W.. A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development. A Chronicle of the People with Family Lineage and Memoirs. 1919. Lewis Publishing Company. 367.