Cataract, Indiana

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Cataract, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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The community's general store
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Cataract
Coordinates: 39°25′39″N86°48′59″W / 39.42750°N 86.81639°W / 39.42750; -86.81639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Jennings
Elevation
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771 ft (235 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47460
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 432235

Cataract is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

History

Cataract was platted in 1851. [3] It takes its name from the large waterfalls, or cataract, nearby. [4] A post office was established at Cataract in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1936. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Cataract, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  811.
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  72.
  5. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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