Wrights Corner, Indiana

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Wrights Corner
Unincorporated community
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Wrights Corner
Coordinates: 39°08′08″N84°57′26″W / 39.13556°N 84.95722°W / 39.13556; -84.95722
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dearborn
Township Manchester
Elevation
[1]
902 ft (275 m)
ZIP code
47022
FIPS code 18-85670 [2]
GNIS feature ID449749 [1]

Wrights Corner is an unincorporated community in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.

History

A post office was established at Wrights Corner in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. [3] Wrights Corner was named for Washington Wright, who kept a store and served as the postmaster. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wrights Corner, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp.  555.


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