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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Mohawk, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°50′37″N 85°50′27″W / 39.84361°N 85.84083°W / 39.84361; -85.84083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHancock
TownshipBuck Creek
Elevation869 ft (265 m)
ZIP code46140
FIPS code18-50076
GNIS feature ID439311

Mohawk is an unincorporated community in Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

Mohawk was laid out and platted in 1883. It was named after the Mohawk people.

A post office was established at Mohawk in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 569.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for the Mohawk tribe.
  5. "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
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