Barrett, Indiana

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Barrett, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Barrett
Coordinates: 38°12′02″N87°52′10″W / 38.20056°N 87.86944°W / 38.20056; -87.86944
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Township Robb
Elevation
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387 ft (118 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47616
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID430532 [1]

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

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History

The post office Barrett once contained was called Kilroy. [2] This post office was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1906. [3]

Geography

Barrett is located at 38°12′02″N87°52′10″W / 38.20056°N 87.86944°W / 38.20056; -87.86944 .

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barrett, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  60. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. A variant name is Kilroy for a post office...
  3. ↑ "Posey County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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