Norths Landing, Indiana

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Norths Landing, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
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Norths Landing
Coordinates: 38°54′08″N84°52′25″W / 38.90222°N 84.87361°W / 38.90222; -84.87361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ohio
Township Randolph
Elevation
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472 ft (144 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EDT)
ZIP code
47040
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID449841 [1]

Norths Landing is an unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Norths Landing was laid out in 1831. [2] The community was named for the North family of settlers. [3]

A post office was established at Norths Landing in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norths Landing, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village, also called North Landing, was founded in 1831...
  3. ↑ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp.  452.
  4. ↑ "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
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