Chili, IN

Chili is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Chili, originally called "New Market", was surveyed in 1839. In 1886, the Peru and Detroit Railway was extended to Chili. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Chili, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Chili, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Chili is located in northern Miami County, on the north bank of the Eel River, a west-flowing tributary of the Wabash River. Indiana State Road 19 passes through the center of the town, leading south 8 miles to Peru, the Miami county seat, and north 13 miles to Akron.