Letts, Indiana
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Letts | |
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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] |
Letts 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. 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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...
