Normanda, Indiana

Normanda
Unincorporated community
Normanda
Normanda
Coordinates: 40°18′09″N 86°09′52″W / 40.30250°N 86.16444°W / 40.30250; -86.16444Coordinates: 40°18′09″N 86°09′52″W / 40.30250°N 86.16444°W / 40.30250; -86.16444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Tipton
Township Jefferson
Named for 1849
Elevation[1] 922 ft (281 m)
ZIP code 46072
GNIS feature ID 440204
[2]

Normanda is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township in Tipton County, Indiana in the United States.[3]

History

Normanda was platted in 1849. The owners of the land were M.P. Evans, Edward Jackson, and Matthew Jones. Evans built the first frame house in the village. In 1850, J.C. Vandevender built the first store room, where he sold a variety of items.[2] That same year, the Presbyterian Church of Tipton was founded in Normanda. It eventually was dissolved, only to be re-organized in Tipton.[4] Just south of the village a railroad was built, which led to the growth of the village stopping.[2] The post office in Normanda was discontinued in 1921.[5]

Geography

Normanda is located in the northern part of Jefferson Township.

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1979-02-14. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  2. 1 2 3 Pershing, p. 114-115
  3. ↑ "Normanda, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  4. ↑ Pershing, p. 209
  5. ↑ "Tipton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

Sources


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