Thayer, Indiana

Thayer is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Thayer, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Thayer, 1908
Thayer
Thayer
Coordinates: 41°10′24″N 87°20′01″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyNewton
TownshipLincoln
Elevation643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46381
Area code(s)219
FIPS code18-75518[2]
GNIS feature ID444661

History

Thayer was laid out as a town in 1882.[4] The community was named for a first settler.[5] A post office has been in operation at Thayer since 1881.[6]

Thayer, along with Shelby, Sumava Resorts and other small Kankakee River communities, has historically had to contend with periodic flooding from the river.[7]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Thayer, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  4. Ade, John (1911). Newton County: A Collection of Historical Facts and Personal Recollections Concerning Newton County, Indiana, from 1853 to 1911. Bobbs-Merrill. pp. 194.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Thayer was the name of an early resident.
  6. "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. White sad at closing of Shelby plant where success story / nwi.com


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