Yoder is an unincorporated town in Pleasant Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] Yoder is approximately four miles south of Fort Wayne International Airport.

Yoder, Indiana
Yoder is located in Indiana
Yoder
Yoder
Yoder is located in the United States
Yoder
Yoder
Coordinates: 40°55′52″N 85°10′36″W / 40.93111°N 85.17667°W / 40.93111; -85.17667
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyAllen
TownshipPleasant
Elevation810 ft (250 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46798
Area code260
GNIS feature ID446396

History

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The Yoder post office was established in 1934.[3] Originally known as Sheldon,[4] Yoder was renamed after the railroad.[5]

References

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  1. "Yoder". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  2. "Yoder, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  3. "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  4. Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1876). "Allen County". Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana. Chicago: Baskin, Forster & Company.
  5. Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 700.