Lapland, Indiana

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Lapland, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Lapland
Location in Montgomery County
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Lapland
Lapland (Indiana)
Coordinates: 39°54′18″N86°54′10″W / 39.90500°N 86.90278°W / 39.90500; -86.90278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Montgomery
Township Scott
Elevation
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840 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47954
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-42240 [2]
GNIS feature ID437629 [1]

Lapland is an unincorporated community in Scott Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Lapland was platted by William Davis in 1887. [3] The community was probably named after Lapland, in Scandinavia. [4] A post office was established at Lapland in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1899. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lapland, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with personal sketches of representative citizens. pg 504
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  192. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...apparently named for the northern European region...
  5. ↑ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2015.


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