Official Name: | Foresman, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Foresman |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Newton |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Iroquois |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 40.8661°N -87.295°W |
Elevation Ft: | 653 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47922 |
Area Code: | 219 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-23890[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 434645 |
Foresman is an unincorporated community in Iroquois Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Foresman was laid out as a town in 1882 by John B. Foresman, and named for him.[2] A post office was established at Foresman in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[3]