Como, Indiana

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Como is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Como in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jay |title=Jay County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=1 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023131403/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jay |archivedate=23 October 2014 }} The name of the community was likely borrowed from Como, in Italy.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/101 101]|quote=...perhaps named for the Italian city and lake.}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Jay County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana