Mardenis, Indiana

Mardenis
Unincorporated community
Mardenis
Mardenis
Coordinates: 40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W / 40.90417°N 85.41361°W / 40.90417; -85.41361Coordinates: 40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W / 40.90417°N 85.41361°W / 40.90417; -85.41361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Huntington
Township Union
Elevation 748 ft (228 m)
ZIP code 46750
FIPS code 18-46728[1]
GNIS feature ID 438601[2]

Mardenis is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

Mardenis was named for William Mardenis, a railroad agent.[3] A post office was established at Mardenis in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[4]

Geography

Mardenis is located at 40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W / 40.90417°N 85.41361°W / 40.90417; -85.41361.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Mardenis, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 159.
  4. "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2014.


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