Teegarden, Indiana
Census-designated place
Teegarden is located in Indiana
Teegarden
Teegarden
Teegarden is located in the United States
Teegarden
Teegarden
Coordinates: 41°27′54″N 86°22′39″W / 41.46500°N 86.37750°W / 41.46500; -86.37750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMarshall
TownshipPolk
Area
[1]
 • Total0.10 sq mi (0.3 km2)
 • Land0.10 sq mi (0.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
787 ft (240 m)
ZIP code
46574 (Walkerton)
FIPS code18-75194[3]
GNIS feature ID444620

Teegarden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States.

History

Teegarden was platted in 1873.[4] Teegarden has the last name of a family of settlers.[5]

Geography

Teegarden is located in northwestern Marshall County at 41°27′54″N 86°22′39″W / 41.46500°N 86.37750°W / 41.46500; -86.37750. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of U.S. Route 6, 5 miles (8 km) east of Walkerton, and 11 miles (18 km) north-northwest of Plymouth, the Marshall county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Teegarden CDP has an area of 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.[1] The community drains northwest toward Yellow Bank Creek, flowing west toward the Kankakee River, part of the Illinois River watershed.

References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ McDonald, Daniel (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 133.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the local Teegarden family...
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