Cuba, Indiana

{{For|the unincorporated town in Owen County|Cuba, Owen County, Indiana}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Allen

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|area_code = 260

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Cuba is an unincorporated town in Springfield Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|433233}} | title = Cuba, Indiana | work = Geographic Names Information System | publisher = United States Geological Survey | accessdate = February 16, 2020}} Cuba Mennonite School is located here, as is the Cuba Mennonite Church.

History

Cuba was platted in 1855.{{cite book|last1=Griswold|first1=Bert Joseph|last2=Taylor|first2=Mrs. Samuel R.|title=The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River|url=https://archive.org/details/pictorialhistory01gris|year=1917|publisher=Robert O. Law Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/pictorialhistory01gris/page/671 671]}} It was named after the island nation of Cuba.{{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/107 107]|quote=...was called Cuba, apparently for the island...}}

Geography

Cuba is located at {{coord|41|11|08|N|84|56|19|W|type:city}}, on Highway 37, also known as Maysville Road. Cuba Road extends north from Cuba, and Thimlar Road extends to the south.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Allen County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area