Nevada, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Nevada, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Nevada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tipton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Liberty
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.3953°N -86.0042°W
Elevation Ft:863
Founder:Benjamin Denny
Named For:Town in Mexico
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46068
Area Code:765
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-52272[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:440011

Nevada is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Nevada was first settled by Benjamin Denny. Denny moved to the area from Madison County around 1850. The town was platted by Denny and William Marshall in October, 1852. Sylvester Turpen named the community after "a town in Mexico." A post office was established in 1850, and it was abolished in 1907. The first general store was opened in 1850. The first grist mill and saw mill, which were combined, were opened in 1854.[2]

In 1881, Tom Fox murdered Erastus Nordyke in a wheat field just outside Nevada. Fox was never arrested because he could not be found. His disappearance was described as if he had been "swallowed up in the earth."[2] (p.248)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: Marvin W. Pershing. History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. 1914. B.F. Bowen. 130–131.