Birmingham, Indiana

For the unincorporated community in Tippecanoe County, see Birmingham, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Birmingham
Unincorporated community
Birmingham
Birmingham
Coordinates: 40°56′16″N 86°06′34″W / 40.93778°N 86.10944°W / 40.93778; -86.10944Coordinates: 40°56′16″N 86°06′34″W / 40.93778°N 86.10944°W / 40.93778; -86.10944
Country United States
State Indiana
County Miami
Township Allen
Elevation 850 ft (260 m)
ZIP code 46951
FIPS code 18-05410[1]
GNIS feature ID 431104[2]

Birmingham is an unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.

History

Birmingham was laid out in 1868 by Solomon Jones and Isaac Caulk.[3] It may be named after the industrial city of Birmingham, England.[4] Soon after it was platted, Birmingham contained a flour mill, a blacksmith shop and a general store.[5]

Geography

Birmingham is located at 40°56′16″N 86°06′34″W / 40.93778°N 86.10944°W / 40.93778; -86.10944.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Birmingham, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 504.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...name probably comes from the city in England.
  5. ↑ Bodurtha , Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 182.


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