Teegarden, Indiana
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Teegarden, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 41°27′54″N 86°22′39″W / 41.46500°N 86.37750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Marshall |
Township | Polk |
Area | |
• Total | 0.10 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
• Land | 0.10 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
ZIP code | 46574 (Walkerton) |
FIPS code | 18-75194[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 444620 |
Teegarden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States.
History
[edit]Teegarden was platted in 1873.[4] Teegarden has the last name of a family of settlers.[5]
Geography
[edit]Teegarden is located in northwestern Marshall County at 41°27′54″N 86°22′39″W / 41.46500°N 86.37750°W. 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 km2), all land.[1] The community drains northwest toward Yellow Bank Creek, flowing west toward the Kankakee River, part of the Illinois River watershed.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 133.
- ^ 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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