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Warrington, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°54′31″N 85°38′07″W / 39.90861°N 85.63528°W / 39.90861; -85.63528
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Warrington, Indiana
Warrington is located in Indiana
Warrington
Warrington
Warrington is located in the United States
Warrington
Warrington
Coordinates: 39°54′31″N 85°38′07″W / 39.90861°N 85.63528°W / 39.90861; -85.63528
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHancock
TownshipBrown
Elevation968 ft (295 m)
ZIP code
46186
FIPS code18-80288[2]
GNIS feature ID2830402[1]

Warrington is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

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Warrington was first platted in by John Oldham in 1834.[3] A post office was established at Warrington in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warrington, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. p. 98.
  4. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.