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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Manhattan, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Manhattan is a small town along the National Road.Manhattan is a small town along the National Road.
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Coordinates: 39°33′18″N 86°55′39″W / 39.55500°N 86.92750°W / 39.55500; -86.92750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Putnam
Township Washington
Elevation[1] 196 m (643 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 46171
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 438515[1]

Manhattan is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

Manhattan was laid out in 1829 when the National Road was extended to that point.[2] The community was named after Manhattan, in New York.[3] A post office was established at Manhattan in 1830, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

Manhattan lies on U.S. Route 40, approximately six miles southwest of the city of Greencastle.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manhattan, Indiana
  2. ^ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 179.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for Manhattan Island, New York.
  4. ^ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.