Moore, Indiana

Moore
Unincorporated community
Moore is located in Indiana
Moore
Moore
Location within Indiana
Moore is located in the United States
Moore
Moore
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 41°23′49″N 84°57′09″W / 41.39694°N 84.95250°W / 41.39694; -84.95250
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDeKalb
TownshipWilmington
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
ZIP code
46721
FIPS code18-50886
GNIS feature ID439389

Moore, Indiana is an unincorporated community in Wilmington Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States, in the northeastern corner of the state.

An early variant name was Moore's Station. Moore contained a post office from 1875 until 1909, and the post office was called Moore's Station in its early years.

Geography

Moore is located at 41°23′49″N 84°57′09″W / 41.39694°N 84.95250°W / 41.39694; -84.95250.

The community is northeast of Auburn and south of U.S. Route 6 (Grand Army of the Republic Highway).

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Moore, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office established as Moore's Station...
  4. ↑ "DeKalb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.