Ontario is an unincorporated community in Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
Ontario, Indiana | |
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  Ontario  Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 41°41′55″N 85°22′47″W / 41.69861°N 85.37972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaGrange |
| Township | Lima |
| Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
| ZIP code | 46746 |
| FIPS code | 18-56646[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830437[1] |
History
editOntario was laid out in 1837.[3] The community took its name from Lake Ontario.[4] A post office opened at Ontario in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ontario, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 145.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and named for Lake Ontario.
- ^ "LaGrange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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