Mahon, Indiana

Mahon is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

Mahon, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°56′19″N 85°22′50″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Huntington
Township	Jackson
Elevation [1]	755 ft (230 m)
ZIP code	46750
FIPS code	18-46224[2]
GNIS feature ID	438478[1]

History

Mahon was laid out and platted in 1853, not long after the Wabash and Erie Canal was extended to that point.^[3] It was named for its founder, Archibald Mahon.^[4]

A post office was established at Mahon in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1867.^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mahon, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 650.
4. 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. 158.
5. "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.