Letts is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
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| Coordinates: 39°14′02″N 85°34′07″W / 39.23389°N 85.56861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Decatur |
| Township | Sand Creek |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| ZIP code | 47240 |
| FIPS code | 18-42984[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830351[1] |
History
editLetts Corner was originally the name given to the railroad station of nearby Letts. Lett was the name of a family in the area. The town first had a post office in 1871 and was laid out in 1882.[3]
The Letts post office was discontinued in 1954.[4] Allen W. Lett was an early postmaster.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Letts, 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. 147.
- ^ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ 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.
...with Allen W. Lett as postmaster...
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