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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Horace
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°15′45″N 85°33′51″W / 39.26250°N 85.56417°W / 39.26250; -85.56417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipClay
Elevation873 ft (266 m)
ZIP code47240
FIPS code18-34780
GNIS feature ID436474

Horace is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Horace was originally called Wyncoop, and under the latter name was platted in 1881 by James Wyncoop.

A post office was established at Horace in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horace, 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. p. 119.
  4. "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
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County seat: Greensburg
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