Official Name: | Spades, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Spades |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ripley |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Adams |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.2544°N -85.1233°W |
Elevation M: | 310 |
Elevation Ft: | 1,017 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47041 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 443903 |
Spades is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Spades was laid out in 1855.[1] The community's name honors Jacob Spade, a first settler.[2] An early variant name of the community was Spades Depot.
A post office was established as Spade's Depot in 1855, the name was shortened to Spades in 1883, and the post office closed in 1950.[3]