First Town in County - - First Post Office
In 1837 Joseph Parrett caused to be surveyed and platted 42 lots on the north bank of Eel River and named the town Springfield. Also in 1837 a post office was established and named Whitley by the department, there being another Springfield in the state. Upon the establishment of a post office at the county seat named Whitley Court House, the name was changed to South Whitley and has so remained. Whitley County was organized in 1838: thus South Whitley and its post office is older than the county.| HM Number | HM19RJ |
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| Year Placed | 1966 |
| Placed By | Whitley County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 10:35pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 615389 N 4548987 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.08396667, -85.62625000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 5.038', W 85° 37.575' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 5' 2.28" N, 85° 37' 34.50" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 260 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 202 E Front St, South Whitley IN 46787, US |
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