Letts, Indiana

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Letts
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Letts
Coordinates: 39°14′02″N85°34′07″W / 39.23389°N 85.56861°W / 39.23389; -85.56861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Township Sand Creek
Elevation
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889 ft (271 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code 18-42984 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830351 [1]

Letts is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

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History

Letts Corner was originally the name given to the railroad station of nearby Letts. Lett was the name of a family in the area. The town first had a post office in 1871 and was laid out in 1882. [3]

The Letts post office was discontinued in 1954. [4] Allen W. Lett was an early postmaster. [5]

Demographics

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

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Letts, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp.  147.
  4. ↑ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  196. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...with Allen W. Lett as postmaster...
  6. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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