Lamb, Indiana

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Lamb, Indiana
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Lamb
Coordinates: 38°41′31″N85°11′17″W / 38.69194°N 85.18806°W / 38.69194; -85.18806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Switzerland
Township Craig
Elevation
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482 ft (147 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47043
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID2830556 [1]

Lamb is an unincorporated community in Craig Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

An early variant name of the community was called Erin. [2] Erin had its start in 1815. [3] A post office called Lamb was established in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamb, Indiana
  2. "USGS detail on Lamb - Variant Citation" . Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. Cottman, George Streibe (1916). Indiana Magazine of History. p. 153.
  4. "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.