Packerton, Indiana

Packerton is an unincorporated community in Kosciusko County, Indiana, in the United States.^[1]

History

Packerton was laid out as a town in 1882 by John C. Packer, when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] A post office was established at Packerton in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1926.^[3]

The community is the namesake of the Packerton Moraine.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Packerton, Indiana
↑ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 724.
↑ "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Warsaw

Cities	Nappanee‡ Warsaw

Towns	Burket Claypool Etna Green Leesburg Mentone Milford North Webster Pierceton Sidney Silver Lake Syracuse Winona Lake

Townships	Clay Etna Franklin Harrison Jackson Jefferson Lake Monroe Plain Prairie Scott Seward Tippecanoe Turkey Creek Van Buren Washington Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Arrowhead Park Atwood Barbee Bayfield Beaver Dam Bell Rohr Park Between-The-Lakes Park Black Point Buttermilk Point Cedar Point Clunette DeFries Landing Eagle Point Enchanted Hills Epworth Forest Forest Glen Gravelton Hastings Highbanks Highlands Park Island Park Kalorama Park Kanata Manayunk Kinsey Lakeside Park Lakeview Spring Marineland Gardens Milford Junction Mineral Springs Monoquet Musquabuck Park Oakwood Park Osborn Landing Oswego Packerton Palestine Pickwick Park Quaker Haven Park Sevastopol Shady Banks Silver Point South Park Stoneburner Landing Stony Ridge Sunrise Beach Vawter Park Walker Park Wawasee Village Wa-Will-Away Park Wooster Yellowbanks

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°06′59″N 85°47′51″W / 41.11639°N 85.79750°W / 41.11639; -85.79750

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