Sevastopol, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Sevastopol is located in Indiana
Sevastopol
Sevastopol
Sevastopol is located in the United States
Sevastopol
Sevastopol
Coordinates: 41°07′45″N 86°01′08″W / 41.12917°N 86.01889°W / 41.12917; -86.01889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKosciusko
TownshipFranklin
Elevation
[1]
879 ft (268 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46510
FIPS code18-68760[2]
GNIS feature ID443221

Sevastopol is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Sevastopol was platted in 1855.[4] Its name commemorates the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55).[5] A post office was established at Sevastopol in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[6]

Geography

Sevastopol is located in the far southwest corner of the county, five miles from Mentone, seven from Burket, and 15 from Warsaw, the county seat.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Sevastopol, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 731.
  5. ↑ Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 379.
  6. ↑ "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2014.


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