Map of Pierceton town

Pierceton is a town in Washington Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,015 at the 2010 census.

Pierceton town overview:
Name:	Pierceton town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Kosciusko County
Elevation:	928 ft (283 m)
Total Area:	1.25 sq mi (3.23 km²)
Land Area:	1.25 sq mi (3.23 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	928
Population Density:	744.19/sq mi (287.37/km²)
ZIP code:	46562
Area code:	574
FIPS code:	1859598
GNISfeature ID:	441110

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Pierceton online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Pierceton location map. Where is Pierceton town?

Pierceton location on the U.S. Map. Where is Pierceton town. — Pierceton location on the U.S. Map.

Pierceton location on the Indiana map. Where is Pierceton town. — Location of Pierceton in Indiana.

History

In 1853, John Butler Chapman and Lewis Keith, his father-in-law, employed Otho Means, a surveyor, to lay out Pierceton as it is located today, christened in honor of President Franklin Pierce. The Pierceton post office was established in 1853.

Pierceton was incorporated as a town in 1866.

The Pierceton Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Pierceton Road Map

Pierceton city Satellite Map

Geography

Pierceton is located at 41°11′59″N 85°42′24″W / 41.19972°N 85.70667°W / 41.19972; -85.70667 (41.199617, -85.706733). It lies at the intersection of US 30 and Indiana state route 13.

According to the 2010 census, Pierceton has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.11 km), all land.