Official Name: | Chili, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Chili |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Miami |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Richland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.209 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.203 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.006 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.8622°N -86.0278°W |
Elevation Ft: | 709 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46926 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2830464 |
Chili (Cheye-leye)[2] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Chili, originally called "New Market", was surveyed in 1839.[3] In 1886, the Peru and Detroit Railway was extended to Chili.[4]
A post office was established at Chili in 1843, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961.[5]
Chili is located in northern Miami County, on the north bank of the Eel River, a west-flowing tributary of the Wabash River. Indiana State Road 19 passes through the center of the town, leading south 8miles to Peru, the Miami county seat, and north to Akron. State Road 16 intersect SR 19 at the northern edge of Chili, leading west 2.5miles to Denver.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Chili CDP has a total area of 0.21sqmi, of which 0.006sqmi, or 2.87%, are water.[1]