Ijamsville, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Wabash

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|subdivision_name3 = Pleasant

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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Ijamsville is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Ijamsville was platted in 1872.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=79_WAAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=175|quote=This village was platted on September 9, 1872...}} An old variant name of the community was called South Laketon.{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:436705,32330385,South%20Laketon|title=USGS detail on Ijamsville - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-07-22}}

A post office was established at Ijamsville in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1923.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Wabash | title=Wabash County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 11, 2016}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Wabash County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Populated places established in 1872

Category:1872 establishments in Indiana