Lippe, Indiana

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Lippe, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Lippe
Coordinates: 38°00′55″N87°45′14″W / 38.01528°N 87.75389°W / 38.01528; -87.75389 Coordinates: 38°00′55″N87°45′14″W / 38.01528°N 87.75389°W / 38.01528; -87.75389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Township Robinson
Elevation
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440 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47638
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID437977 [1]

Lippe is an unincorporated community in Robinson Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Lippe in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [2] The community was named after Lippe, in Germany, the native land of a large share of the early settlers. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lippe, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 199. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. German settlers named this village for Lippe, Germany.



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