Marietta, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Marietta is located in Indiana
Marietta
Marietta
Marietta is located in the United States
Marietta
Marietta
Coordinates: 39°26′28″N 85°52′37″W / 39.44111°N 85.87694°W / 39.44111; -85.87694
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipHendricks
Elevation
[1]
725 ft (221 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46176
FIPS code18-46782[2]
GNIS feature ID2830533[1]

Marietta is an unincorporated community in Hendricks Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Marietta was platted in 1839.[3] A post office was established at Marietta in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[4] Marietta once contained a high school which was discontinued at an unknown date.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marietta, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 271.
  4. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.


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