Aboite, Indiana

Aboite is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Aboite, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Aboite
Aboite
Coordinates: 41°0′0″N 85°19′5″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAllen County
TownshipLafayette
Elevation758 ft (231 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46804
Area code(s)260
GNIS feature ID429991

History

Aboite was originally settled as a train stop at the intersection of the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway with Aboite Road. The community's name is derived from the French word for "minnow".[3] A post office was established at Aboite in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921.[4]

Geography

Aboite is located at 41°0′0″N 85°19′5″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Aboite, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  3. Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 687.
  4. "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 August 2014.


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