Radnor, Indiana

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Radnor is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office was established at Radnor in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1975.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Carroll&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Carroll County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=28 August 2014}} It may be named after Radnor, Pennsylvania.{{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=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=275|quote=...more likely it is for the county in Wales, perhaps via Pennsylvania.}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Carroll County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana