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New Philadelphia, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Washington County

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
285 m

Local time
  
Saturday 12:51 PM

State
  
Indiana

Township
  
Franklin Township

GNIS feature ID
  
440097

Zip code
  
47167

Area code
  
812

New Philadelphia, Indiana

Weather
  
23°C, Wind S at 27 km/h, 46% Humidity

New Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Contents

Map of New Philadelphia, Franklin Township, IN 47167, USA

History

New Philadelphia was originally called Philadelphia, and under the latter name was laid out in 1837.

A post office was established at New Philadelphia in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1938.

Geography

New Philadelphia is located at 38°37′36″N 85°58′13″W.

Notable people

  • John M. Bloss 1860, third President of Oregon State University, was born in New Philadelphia.
  • References

    New Philadelphia, Indiana Wikipedia