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Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Teegarden, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°27′54″N 86°22′39″W / 41.46500°N 86.37750°W / 41.46500; -86.37750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMarshall
TownshipPolk
Area
 • Total0.10 sq mi (0.3 km)
 • Land0.10 sq mi (0.3 km)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km)
Elevation787 ft (240 m)
ZIP code46574 (Walkerton)
FIPS code18-75194
GNIS feature ID444620

Teegarden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States.

History

Teegarden was platted in 1873. Teegarden has the last name of a family of settlers.

Geography

Teegarden is located in northwestern Marshall County at 41°27′54″N 86°22′39″W / 41.46500°N 86.37750°W / 41.46500; -86.37750. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of U.S. Route 6, 5 miles (8 km) east of Walkerton, and 11 miles (18 km) north-northwest of Plymouth, the Marshall county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Teegarden CDP has an area of 0.10 square miles (0.26 km), all land. The community drains northwest toward Yellow Bank Creek, flowing west toward the Kankakee River, part of the Illinois River watershed.

References

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 133.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Teegarden family...
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