Yoder, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Yoder, Indiana
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Yoder
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Allen
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Pleasant
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	40.9311°N -85.1767°W
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation Ft:	810
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	46798
Area Code:	260
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	446396

Yoder is an unincorporated town in Pleasant Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2] Yoder is approximately eight miles Northwest of Magley, Indiana.

History

The Yoder post office was established in 1934.^[3] Yoder, once known as Sheldon,^[4] was renamed by the railroad.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
2. Web site: [{{GNIS3|446396}} Yoder, Indiana ]. . . February 16, 2020.
3. Web site: Allen County . Jim Forte Postal History . August 27, 2014.
4. Book: Andreas, Alfred Theodore . Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana . 1876 . Baskin, Forster & Company . Chicago . Allen County.
5. Book: Griswold . Bert Joseph . Taylor . Mrs. Samuel R. . The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River . 1917 . Robert O. Law Company . 700.