Daggett, Indiana

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Daggett, Indiana
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Daggett
Coordinates: 39°12′56″N87°02′20″W / 39.21556°N 87.03889°W / 39.21556; -87.03889 Coordinates: 39°12′56″N87°02′20″W / 39.21556°N 87.03889°W / 39.21556; -87.03889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Jefferson
Elevation
[1]
640 ft (195 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47427
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 433281

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

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History

Daggett was laid out in 1880. [3] The community was named for Charles Daggett, the owner of a saw mill which was the center of the town's industry. [4]

A post office was established at Daggett in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1896. [5]

Geography

Daggett is located on State Road 157 about one mile south of Coal City, at 39°12′56″N87°02′20″W / 39.21556°N 87.03889°W / 39.21556; -87.03889 .

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. "Daggett, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  731.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  98.
  5. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.