Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Horace | |
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Coordinates: 39°15′45″N 85°33′51″W / 39.26250°N 85.56417°W / 39.26250; -85.56417 | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Decatur |
Township | Clay |
Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
ZIP code | 47240 |
FIPS code | 18-34780 |
GNIS feature ID | 436474 |
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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horace, Indiana
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 119.
- "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
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County seat: Greensburg | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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