Waterford, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
41°40′17″N 86°50′42″W / 41.67139°N 86.84500°W / 41.67139; -86.84500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaPorteTownshipCoolspringElevation643 ft (196 m)ZIP code
46360
FIPS code18-81242[2]GNIS feature ID445536[1]

Waterford is an unincorporated community in Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.[1]

History

A post office was located in Waterford between 1850 and 1900.[3] The community grew around a gristmill.[4]

Notable people

  • John Rarick - U.S. Representative (1924-2009) from Louisiana was born in Waterford.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waterford, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "LaPorte County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  4. ^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 682.
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