Tocsin, Indiana

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|settlement_type = Unincorporated community and Census-designated place

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|area_code = 260

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Tocsin is an unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is on the border with Jefferson Township.

History

Tocsin was platted in 1884.{{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/n250 233]|quote=The village was platted on August 19, 1884...}} A post office was established at Tocsin in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Wells&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Wells County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 7, 2016}}

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