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Saint Maurice, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°21′58″N 85°20′04″W / 39.36611°N 85.33444°W / 39.36611; -85.33444
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Saint Maurice
Saint Maurice is located in Indiana
Saint Maurice
Saint Maurice
Saint Maurice is located in the United States
Saint Maurice
Saint Maurice
Coordinates: 39°21′58″N 85°20′04″W / 39.36611°N 85.33444°W / 39.36611; -85.33444
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipFugit
Elevation1,040 ft (320 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-67158[2]
GNIS feature ID442726[1]

Saint Maurice is an unincorporated community in Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana, United States.

History

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Saint Maurice was laid out in 1859. It was originally settled chiefly by Catholics, and named for Saint Maurice.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Maurice, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 129.