Letts, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
39°14′02″N 85°34′07″W / 39.23389°N 85.56861°W / 39.23389; -85.56861CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDecaturTownshipSand CreekElevation889 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 was laid out in 1882.[3]

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

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...
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