Raccoon, Indiana | |
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  Raccoon  Raccoon | |
| Coordinates: 39°51′22″N86°53′47″W / 39.85611°N 86.89639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Putnam |
| Township | Franklin |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46172 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 441714 [1] |
Raccoon is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
Raccoon was originally called Lockridge, and under the latter name was platted in 1880. [2] A post office called Raccoon opened in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. [3]
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Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. published in 1948. It tells the story of a small-town Midwestern teacher and poet named John Shawnessy, who, in his younger days before his service as a Union soldier in the Civil War, met and married a beautiful Southern belle; however, her emotional instability leads to the destruction of their marriage.
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Douglas is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
This village was laid out in 1880 and called Lockridge...
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