Teegarden, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Teegarden, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Teegarden
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marshall
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Polk
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.10
Area Land Sq Mi:0.10
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Coordinates:41.465°N -86.3775°W
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation Ft:787
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46574 (Walkerton)
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-75194[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:444620

Teegarden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States.

History

Teegarden was platted in 1873.[4] Teegarden has the last name of a family of settlers.[5]

Geography

Teegarden is located in northwestern Marshall County at 41.465°N -86.3775°W. It is north of U.S. Route 6, 5miles east of Walkerton, and 11miles north-northwest of Plymouth, the Marshall county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Teegarden CDP has an area of 0.1sqmi, all land.[1] The community drains northwest toward Yellow Bank Creek, flowing west toward the Kankakee River, part of the Illinois River watershed.

References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana . United States Census Bureau . April 17, 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1 . Lewis Publishing Company . McDonald, Daniel . 1908 . 133.
  5. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 321. ...named for the local Teegarden family....