Deacon, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Deacon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Cass County
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cass County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cass
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Deer Creek
Coordinates:40.6339°N -86.3172°W
Elevation Ft:755
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46994
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-17038[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:433385

Deacon is an unincorporated community in Deer Creek Township, Cass County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Deacon in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[2] The community was named for its first postmaster, William R. Deacon.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Cass County . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903100235/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Cass . 3 September 2014 .
  3. Book: History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time . Lewis Publishing Company . Powell, Jehu Z. . 1913 . 568.