Poe is an
unincorporated community
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in
Marion Township,
Allen County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
It has about two
city blocks
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of area. Namita Kamath of ''
The Journal Gazette
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History
''The Journal Gazette'' traces its origins to 1863 when ''The Fort ...
'' wrote that "Poe is frequently associated with
Hoagland".
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History
Poe was first named Williamsport, in honor of landowner William Essig, but it was changed because the U.S. postal authorities refused to accept that name, there being another post office in the state with a similar name.
Geography
Poe is located at .
Poe has a downtown. In 1995 Kamath quoted an area resident who stated that Poe's downtown had much less activity than it had previously.[
]
Infrastructure
The fire department building moved onto land donated by an area individual in the 1960s.[
A post office was established at Poe in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued by 1917. The ]Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in Allen County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 at the 2020 census ...
post office serves Poe as of 1997.[
In 1956 the Poe Southwestern Telephone Association was issuing One share of Capital Stock for $25 per share.
]
Education
The East Allen County Schools district includes Poe, and Heritage Elementary School and Heritage Junior/Senior High School are the facilities Poe is zoned to.
Religion
Poe and Hoagland share a Methodist congregation,[ Hope United Methodist Church, located outside of the Hoagland CDP. There were previously two separate congregations, Poe (Williamsport) United Methodist Church and Hoagland United Methodist Church (originally Middletown Methodist Church), which merged into Hope in 1995.][
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Recreation
Poe Days is an annual celebration to help fund the fire department.
References
Unincorporated communities in Allen County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
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