Letts, Indiana

Letts
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Letts is located in Indiana
Letts
Letts
Letts is located in the United States
Letts
Letts
Coordinates: 39°14′02″N 85°34′07″W / 39.23389°N 85.56861°W / 39.23389; -85.56861
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipSand Creek
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-42984[2]
GNIS feature ID2830351[1]

Letts is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Letts Corner was originally the name given to the railroad station of nearby Letts. Lett was the name of a family in the area. The town first had a post office in 1871 and was laid out in 1882.[3]

The Letts post office was discontinued in 1954.[4] Allen W. Lett was an early postmaster.[5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Letts as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Letts, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 147.
  4. ^ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...with Allen W. Lett as postmaster...
  6. ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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