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==History== |
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Mardenis was named for William Mardenis, a railroad agent.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhunting01bash | title=History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests | publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company | author=Bash, Frank Sumner | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhunting01bash/page/159 159]}}</ref> A post office was established at Mardenis in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Huntington | title=Huntington County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=18 October 2014}}</ref> |
Mardenis was named for William Mardenis, a railroad agent.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhunting01bash | title=History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests | publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company | author=Bash, Frank Sumner | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhunting01bash/page/159 159]}}</ref> A post office was established at Mardenis in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in the year 1904.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Huntington | title=Huntington County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=18 October 2014}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 12 December 2023
Mardenis, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W / 40.90417°N 85.41361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Huntington |
Township | Union |
Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
ZIP code | 46750 |
FIPS code | 18-46728[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 438601[1] |
Mardenis is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Huntington County, Indiana, US.
History[edit]
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 the year 1904.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mardenis, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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. pp. 159.
- ^ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.