Plum Tree, Indiana

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Plum Tree is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

Never officially platted, Plum Tree took its name from a large, wild plum tree.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhunting01bash | title=History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests | publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company | author=Bash, Frank Sumner | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhunting01bash/page/163 163]}} A post office was established at Plum Tree in 1876, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1893.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Huntington&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Huntington County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=18 October 2014}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Huntington County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana