Scarlet, Indiana

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Scarlet, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Scarlet
Coordinates: 38°39′28″N86°40′03″W / 38.65778°N 86.66750°W / 38.65778; -86.66750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township Northwest
Elevation
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791 ft (241 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47469
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID451436 [1]

Scarlet is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Northwest Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] There are only a half-dozen homes at Scarlet, no businesses or services.

History

A post office was established at Scarlet in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915. [2] Otho C. Scarlet served as an early postmaster. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scarlet, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  296. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Otho C. Scarlet was the first postmaster...
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