Union Mills, Indiana

Union Mills is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.

Union Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°29′35″N 86°46′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
TownshipNoble
Elevation728 ft (222 m)
ZIP code
46382
FIPS code18-77804[2]
GNIS feature ID445130

History

Union Mills was platted in 1849, but there had been a settlement at the site for some time prior.[3] The community took its name from a gristmill constructed in the 1830s.[4]

Geography

Union Mills is located at 41°29′35″N 86°46′39″W.

Education

Union Mills has a public library, a branch of the LaPorte County Public Library.[5]

Union Mills has a public school, South Central, that provides education from Kindergarten through 12th grade.

Notable people

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 810.
  4. Daniels, E. D. (1904). A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Co. p. 106.
  5. "Union Mills Branch". LaPorte County Public Library. Retrieved 21 April 2018.


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