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Wooster, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°12′26″N 85°44′45″W / 41.20722°N 85.74583°W / 41.20722; -85.74583
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Wooster
Wooster is located in Indiana
Wooster
Wooster
Wooster is located in the United States
Wooster
Wooster
Coordinates: 41°12′26″N 85°44′45″W / 41.20722°N 85.74583°W / 41.20722; -85.74583
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKosciusko
TownshipWashington
Elevation886 ft (270 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46562
FIPS code18-85562[2]
GNIS feature ID2830434[1]

Wooster, formerly known as Kosciusko,[3] is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[4]

History

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A post office was established at Wooster in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wooster, Kosciusko County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Kosciusko County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company. p. 450.
  4. ^ "Wooster, Kosciusko County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2014.