Thayer, Indiana

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Thayer, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°10′26″N87°19′46″W / 41.17389°N 87.32944°W / 41.17389; -87.32944
Country United States
State Indiana
County Newton
Township Lincoln
Elevation
[1]
643 ft (196 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46381
Area code 219
FIPS code 18-75518 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830476 [1]

Thayer is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Thayer was laid out as a town in 1882. [3] The community was named for a first settler. [4] A post office has been in operation at Thayer since 1881. [5]

Thayer, along with Shelby, Sumava Resorts and other small Kankakee River communities, has historically had to contend with periodic flooding from the river. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thayer, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Ade, John (1911). Newton County: A Collection of Historical Facts and Personal Recollections Concerning Newton County, Indiana, from 1853 to 1911. Bobbs-Merrill. pp.  194.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  322. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...Thayer was the name of an early resident.
  5. ↑ "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ White sad at closing of Shelby plant where success story / nwi.com


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