Foresman, Indiana

Foresman, Indiana
Foresman, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Foresman Foresman
	Coordinates: 40°51′58″N 87°17′42″W / 40.86611°N 87.29500°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
Township	Iroquois
Elevation	653 ft (199 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47922
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-23890
GNIS feature ID	434645

Foresman is an unincorporated community in Iroquois Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Foresman was laid out as a town in 1882 by John B. Foresman, and named for him.^[3] A post office was established at Foresman in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foresman, Indiana
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Ade, John (1911). Newton County: A Collection of Historical Facts and Personal Recollections Concerning Newton County, Indiana, from 1853 to 1911. Bobbs-Merrill. p. 194.
^ "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2015.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foresman, Indiana

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] Ade, John (1911). Newton County: A Collection of Historical Facts and Personal Recollections Concerning Newton County, Indiana, from 1853 to 1911. Bobbs-Merrill. p. 194.

[4] "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2015.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Kentland
Towns	Brook Goodland Kentland Morocco Mount Ayr	Map of Indiana highlighting Newton County
Townships	Beaver Colfax Grant Iroquois Jackson Jefferson Lake Lincoln McClellan Washington
CDPs	Lake Village Roselawn‡ Sumava Resorts Thayer
Other communities	Ade Beaver City Conrad Effner Enos Foresman Newton Pembroke Perkins
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Foresman, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°51′58″N 87°17′42″W / 40.86611°N 87.29500°W / 40.86611; -87.29500
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
Township	Iroquois
Elevation ^[1]	653 ft (199 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47922
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-23890^[2]
GNIS feature ID	434645^[1]