Pontiac, Indiana
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Pontiac | |
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  Pontiac Location in Clay County | |
| Coordinates: 39°35′25″N 87°07′07″W / 39.59028°N 87.11861°WCoordinates: 39°35′25″N 87°07′07″W / 39.59028°N 87.11861°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clay |
| Township | Van Buren |
| Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| ZIP code | 47837 |
| FIPS code | 18-61038[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 441432 |
Pontiac is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Pontiac was laid out in 1871 in anticipation of the railroad being built through it.[3] It was named after Odawa leader Chief Pontiac.[4]
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 251. Search this book on
- ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
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