Chili, Indiana
| Chili | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Chili  Chili | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′36″N 86°01′35″W / 40.86000°N 86.02639°WCoordinates: 40°51′36″N 86°01′35″W / 40.86000°N 86.02639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Township | Richland |
| Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) |
| ZIP code | 46970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 432475[1] |
Chili is an unincorporated community in Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana. Commonly pronounced "CHAI-lye" by Hoosiers.
History
Chili, originally called New Market, was surveyed in 1839.[2]
In 1886, the Peru and Detroit Railway was extended to Chili.[3]
Geography
Chili is situated on the north bank of the Eel River. Chili is located at 40°51′36″N 86°01′35″W / 40.86000°N 86.02639°W.
References
- ↑ "Chili, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 768.
- ↑ Bodurtha , Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 185.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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