Miami, Indiana

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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Miami

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|subdivision_name3 = Deer Creek

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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Miami is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Miami was founded by Isaac Herrell and platted in 1849 by Isaac's brother James.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests | publisher=Lewis Pub. | author=Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu/page/195 195]}} Their other brother Austin started the first church and school in his home. James' son Beecher opened the first grocery store. The community took its name from Miami County.{{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/217 217]|quote=...and named for the county in which it is located.}}

Geography

Miami is located in southwestern Miami County and is {{convert|1|mi}} east of U.S. Route 31, {{convert|11|mi}} south of Peru, the county seat, and {{convert|9|mi|0}} north of Kokomo.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Miami CDP has an area of {{convert|0.165|sqmi|2}}, all land. Deer Creek runs along the southern edge of the community, flowing west to the Wabash River at Delphi.

References

Category:Census-designated places in Miami County, Indiana

Category:Census-designated places in Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Miami County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana