Mace, Indiana

Mace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Mace, Indiana
Census-designated place
Corner of Main Street and 600 East on the east side of Mace
Corner of Main Street and 600 East on the east side of Mace
Mace is located in Montgomery County, Indiana
Mace
Mace
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°00′37″N 86°47′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMontgomery
TownshipWalnut
Area
 • Total0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)
 • Land0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
840 ft (256 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47933 (Crawfordsville
Area code765
FIPS code18-45720[2]
GNIS feature ID438449

History

Mace, formerly called "Fredericksburg", was laid out in about 1840 by Frederick Long.[4] A post office was established at Mace in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.[5]

Geography

Mace is located in eastern Montgomery County at 40°00′37″N 86°47′47″W. It is bordered to the south by Linnsburg. U.S. Route 136 passes through the community, leading northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Crawfordsville, the county seat, and southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Jamestown. Downtown Indianapolis is 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Mace.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mace CDP has an area of 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2), all land.[6] It is drained to the north by an unnamed tributary of the Walnut Fork of Sugar Creek, which flows northwest to Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville and is part of the Wabash River watershed.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Mace, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  4. Beckwith, Hiram Williams & Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. pp. 372.
  5. "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  • Looking east along U.S. Route 136 into Mace
    Looking east along U.S. Route 136 into Mace
  • Mace Cemetery
    Mace Cemetery


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