Ranger, Indiana

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Ranger, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Ranger
Coordinates: 38°05′45″N86°41′08″W / 38.09583°N 86.68556°W / 38.09583; -86.68556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Anderson
Elevation
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129 m (423 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47586
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID451379 [1]

Ranger was an post office in Anderson Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

The post office was established at Ranger on 27 November 1866 by Henry Rhodes. [2] The post office was headed by postmasters in one family for 73 years starting with Henry Rhodes in 1886 until the retirement of Leroy Gatchel on 31 January 1940. [2] [3] The post office was closed in 1956 on 24 February 1956 as part of a county-lead streamlining process. Addresses previously serviced by the Ranger Post Office were to be served by Star Route, Troy, Indiana. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ranger, Indiana
  2. 1 2 "Ranger Postoffice In Charge of One Family 73 Years". The Tell City News. February 9, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved October 4, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 "Ranger Postoffice Will Close This Week After 90 Years of Service". The Perry County News. February 21, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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