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Hessen Cassel, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°58′38″N 85°04′20″W / 40.97722°N 85.07222°W / 40.97722; -85.07222
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Hessen Cassel, Indiana
Hessen Cassel is located in Indiana
Hessen Cassel
Hessen Cassel
Hessen Cassel is located in the United States
Hessen Cassel
Hessen Cassel
Coordinates: 40°58′38″N 85°04′20″W / 40.97722°N 85.07222°W / 40.97722; -85.07222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAllen
TownshipMarion
Elevation797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46816
Area code260
GNIS feature ID2830305[1]

Hessen Cassel is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Hessen Cassel was platted in 1863.[2] Hessen Cassel was originally built up chiefly by Germans,[3] and was named for the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel in Germany.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hessen Cassel, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted in 1863...
  3. ^ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 621.