Cortland, Indiana

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Cortland, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Cortland
Coordinates: 38°58′25″N85°57′46″W / 38.97361°N 85.96278°W / 38.97361; -85.96278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Township Hamilton
Elevation
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564 ft (172 m)
ZIP code
47228
GNIS feature ID2830418 [1]

Cortland is an unincorporated community in eastern Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 258, northwest of the city of Seymour. [2] Although Cortland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47228. [3]

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History

The Cortland post office was established in 1850. [4] Cortland was named after Cortland, New York. [5]

Cortland used to be the home of the Jackson County Rodeo.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Cortland as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cortland, Indiana
  2. ↑ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 51. ISBN   0-89933-319-2.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  103. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named it for his birthplace, Cortland, New York.
  6. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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