Hibbard is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Union Township, Marshall County,

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History

Hibbard was originally called Dante, in honor of the Italian poet

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called ...

, and under that name was

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ted in 1883. A post office called Hibbard was established in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958. Hibbard was a station on the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad.

Geography

Hibbard is located at .

References

Unincorporated communities in Marshall County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{MarshallCountyIN-geo-stub