Thayer, Indiana

Thayer, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Thayer, 1908
Thayer, 1908
Thayer is located in Indiana
Thayer
Thayer
Thayer is located in the United States
Thayer
Thayer
Coordinates: 41°10′26″N 87°19′46″W / 41.17389°N 87.32944°W / 41.17389; -87.32944
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyNewton
TownshipLincoln
Elevation
[1]
643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46381
Area code219
FIPS code18-75518[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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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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