Packerton, Indiana
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Packerton is an unincorporated community in Clay Township,
Kosciusko County Kosciusko County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. At the 2020 United States Census, its population was 80,240. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Warsaw. The county was organized in 1836. It was named for the Polish ge ...
, in the U.S. state of Indiana.


History

Packerton was laid out as a town in 1882 by John C. Packer, when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office was established at Packerton in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1926. The community is the namesake of the
Packerton Moraine The Packerton Moraine in north-central Indiana has been considered by most persons who have studied it to be a large interlobate moraineDryer; 1892, p. 168 between the Saginaw and the Erie lobes. The northeast-southwest direction of the eskers nor ...
. Indiana State FFA Vice President Lindsey O'Hara served the Indiana FFA Association in 2014–2015.


References

Unincorporated communities in Kosciusko County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{KosciuskoCountyIN-geo-stub