Letts, Indiana

Letts is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

Letts
Letts
Letts
Coordinates: 39°14′06″N 85°33′54″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipSand Creek
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-42984[1]
GNIS feature ID437794[2]

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]

Geography

Letts is located at 39°14′06″N 85°33′54″W.

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Letts, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  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 31 August 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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