Cuba, Owen County, Indiana

Cuba is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Montgomery Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of County Road 150 West (a.k.a. Keeler Road) and County Road 600 North (a.k.a. Hale Hill Road), which is a community about ten miles north of the town of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.[3] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m), and it is located at 39°22′41″N 86°47′53″W (39.3781008 -86.7980628).

Cuba, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Cuba
Cuba
Coordinates: 39°22′41″N 86°47′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipMontgomery
Elevation840 ft (256 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47460
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID433235

History

Cuba was founded in 1851.[4] A post office was established at Cuba in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[5]

Geography

Kaufman Cemetery is about two miles west of this community, and it is located on Bandy Road west off of County Road 325 West (a.k.a. Rattlesnake Road) at 39°21′58″N 86°49′27″W (39.3661559 -86.8241745).[6]

Cloyd Cemetery is about two miles southwest of this community, and it is located near the intersection of County Road 460 North (a.k.a. Clark Road) and County Road 325 West (a.k.a. Rattlesnake Road) at 39°21′43″N 86°48′53″W (39.3619893 -86.8147297).[7]

School districts
  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. "Cuba, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  3. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was laid out in 1851...
  5. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  7. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2015.


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