Ceylon, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Ceylon, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Adams County
Pushpin Label:Ceylon
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Adams County
Coordinates:40.6067°N -84.9533°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Wabash
Elevation Ft:853
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-11908[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:432377

Ceylon is an unincorporated community in Wabash Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Ceylon in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1895.[2] Ceylon was likely named after the British colony of Ceylon.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Adams County . Jim Forte Postal History . 26 August 2014.
  3. 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. 92. ...apparently for the island in the Indian Ocean....