Hamilton is an
unincorporated community
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in
Olive Township,
St. Joseph County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.
History
Hamilton was originally called Terre Coupee, and under the latter name was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1837.
The name of Hamilton comes from Hamilton's Tavern the community once contained.
A post office opened under the name Terre Coupee in 1831, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1893.
Geography
Hamilton is located at .
References
Unincorporated communities in St. Joseph County, Indiana
Populated places established in 1837
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
1837 establishments in Indiana
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