Jalapa, IN

Jalapa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pleasant Township, Grant County, Indiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 182 residents. The first post office in Jalapa, called "Dallas", operated from 1848 until 1849. The post office was renamed "Jalapa" in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Jalapa, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Jalapa, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Jalapa is located in northwestern Grant County on high ground just southwest of the Mississinewa River, a northwest-flowing tributary of the Wabash River. Jalapa is 7 miles northwest of Marion, the Grant County seat.