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Pony, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°26′41″N 85°05′41″W / 40.44472°N 85.09472°W / 40.44472; -85.09472
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Pony, Indiana
Pony is located in Indiana
Pony
Pony
Pony is located in the United States
Pony
Pony
Coordinates: 40°26′41″N 85°05′41″W / 40.44472°N 85.09472°W / 40.44472; -85.09472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJay
TownshipGreene
Elevation883 ft (269 m)
ZIP code
47371
FIPS code18-61045[2]
GNIS feature ID441434[1]

Pony is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

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A post office was established at Pony in 1886 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[3] The community might have taken its name from the nearby stream Pony Run.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pony, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...perhaps for Pony Run...