Letts Corner, Indiana
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Coordinates: 39°14′05″N 85°34′30″W / 39.23472°N 85.57500°WCoordinates: 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 | 896 ft (273 m) |
ZIP code | 47240 |
FIPS code | 18-42995[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 437795[2] |
Letts Corner is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
History[]
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]
Geography[]
Letts Corner is located at 39°14′05″N 85°34′30″W / 39.23472°N 85.57500°W.
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Letts Corner, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ 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...
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Decatur County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Southern Indiana geography stubs