Mardenis, Indiana

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

Mardenis, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Mardenis is located in Indiana
Mardenis
Mardenis
Mardenis is located in the United States
Mardenis
Mardenis
Coordinates: 40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipUnion
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
ZIP code
46750
FIPS code18-46728[1]
GNIS feature ID438601[2]

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 the year 1904.[4]

Geography

Mardenis is located at 40°54′15″N 85°24′49″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Mardenis, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  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. pp. 159.
  4. "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.


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