Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
| Boundary City, Indiana | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 40°20′40″N 84°55′19″W / 40.34444°N 84.92194°W / 40.34444; -84.92194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jay |
| Township | Pike |
| Elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47371 |
| GNIS feature ID | 431379 |
Boundary City is an unincorporated community in Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana, in the United States.
History
A post office was established as Boundary in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. The name of the community refers to the nearby boundary of an Indian treaty.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boundary City, Indiana
- "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 106.
- Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...for its location on an Indian treaty line...
| Municipalities and communities of Jay County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| County seat: Portland | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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