Beaver Dam, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Beaver Dam, Indiana
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Beaver Dam
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Kosciusko
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Franklin
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	41.0861°N -86.0133°W
Elevation Ft:	896
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	46910
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-04024^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	430677

Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Beaver Dam (previously spelled Beaverdam) contained a post office from 1844 until 1901.^[2] ^[3] A beaver dam on the nearby creek caused the name to be selected.^[4]

References

Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
Web site: Kosciusko County . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 November 2014.
Book: Royse, L. W.. A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past. 1919. Lewis Publishing Company. 379.
Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 62. ...on the site of a large beaver dam, on a creek of the same name..