Ade, Indiana

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Ade is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Ade was laid out as a town in 1906.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/newtoncountycoll00adej_0 | title=Newton County: A Collection of Historical Facts and Personal Recollections Concerning Newton County, Indiana, from 1853 to 1911 | publisher=Bobbs-Merrill | author=Ade, John | year=1911 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/newtoncountycoll00adej_0/page/n214 195]}} It was named for John Ade, the first recorder of Newton County and the father of George Ade, an American author and playwright.{{Cite book |last=Baker |first=Ronald L. |title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1995 |isbn=0-253-32866-7 |location=Bloomington, Indiana |pages=46}} A post office was established at Ade in 1904, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Newton | title=Newton County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=May 6, 2017}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Newton County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana