Normanda, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°18′09″N 86°09′53″W / 40.30250°N 86.16472°W / 40.30250; -86.16472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyTiptonTownshipJeffersonNamed for1849Elevation922 ft (281 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
46072
Area code765GNIS feature ID440204[1][2]

Normanda is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Normanda was platted in 1849. The owners of the land were M.P. Evans, Edward Jackson, and Matthew Jones. Evans built the first frame house in the village. In 1850, J.C. Vandevender built the first store room, where he sold a variety of items.[2] That same year, the Presbyterian Church of Tipton was founded in Normanda. It eventually was dissolved, only to be re-organized in Tipton.[3] Just south of the village a railroad was built, which led to the growth of the village stopping.[2] The post office in Normanda was discontinued in 1921.[4]

Geography

Normanda is located in the northern part of Jefferson Township.

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Normanda, Indiana
  2. ^ a b c Pershing, p. 114-115
  3. ^ Pershing, p. 209
  4. ^ "Tipton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

Sources

  • Pershing, Marvin W. "History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions". Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen (1914).
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