Patton, Indiana

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Patton
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Patton
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°42′29″N86°44′26″W / 40.70806°N 86.74056°W / 40.70806; -86.74056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Township Jefferson
Elevation
[1]
679 ft (207 m)
ZIP code
47960
FIPS code 18-58428 [2]
GNIS feature ID440936 [1]

Patton is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Carroll County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Patton in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. [3] The community was named for its founder, H. Patton. [4]

Patton was located on the Monon Railroad. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Patton, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  258. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...by H. Patton, for whom the village was named.
  5. Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 85.