Letts Corner, Indiana

Letts Corner
Unincorporated community
Letts Corner
Letts Corner
Coordinates: 39°14′05″N 85°34′30″W / 39.23472°N 85.57500°W / 39.23472; -85.57500Coordinates: 39°14′05″N 85°34′30″W / 39.23472°N 85.57500°W / 39.23472; -85.57500
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 / 39.23472; -85.57500.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Letts Corner, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 148.
  4. ↑ 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...


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