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America
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wabash
Township	Liberty
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46940
GNIS feature ID	448390

America is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

It is located just east of the nearby town of La Fontaine.

History

A post office was established at America in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1881.

Geography

America is located at 40°40′45″N 85°42′6″W / 40.67917°N 85.70167°W / 40.67917; -85.70167.

Municipalities and communities of Wabash County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Wabash

City	Wabash

Towns	La Fontaine Lagro North Manchester Roann

Townships	Chester Lagro Liberty Noble Paw Paw Pleasant Waltz

CDPs	Laketon Somerset

Other unincorporated communities	America Bolivar College Corner Disko‡ Ijamsville Liberty Mills Lincolnville Mount Vernon Newton Pioneer Richvalley Servia South Haven Speicherville Stockdale‡ Sunnymede Treaty Urbana Valley Brook

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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