Hooversburg, Indiana Explained

Hooversburg was a community, now extinct, in Perry Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Hooversburg in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.[1] The community served as a trading point in Perry Township's early history, and was likely named after the Hoover family of settlers.[2]

References

  1. Web site: Miami County . Jim Forte Postal History . September 15, 2018.
  2. Book: History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests . Lewis Pub. . Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence . 1914 . 191.

External links

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