Letts Corner, Indiana
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Letts Corner | |
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Coordinates: 39°14′05″N 85°34′30″W / 39.23472°N 85.57500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Decatur |
Township | Sand Creek |
Elevation | 892 ft (272 m) |
ZIP code | 47240 |
FIPS code | 18-42995[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 437795[1] |
Letts Corner is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana, United States.
History
[edit]Letts Corner was originally the name given to the railroad station of nearby Letts.[3] Lett was the name of a family in the area.[4] The town first had a post office in 1871.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Letts Corner, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 148.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...named for the local Lett family...
- ^ "Letts Corner (Decatur County, IN)". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.