Thayer, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
41°10′26″N 87°19′46″W / 41.17389°N 87.32944°W / 41.17389; -87.3294446381
Thayer is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Thayer was laid out as a town in 1882.[3] The community was named for a first settler.[4] A post office has been in operation at Thayer since 1881.[5]
Thayer, along with Shelby, Sumava Resorts and other small Kankakee River communities, has historically had to contend with periodic flooding from the river.[6]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thayer, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ White sad at closing of Shelby plant where success story / nwi.com
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Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Kentland
- Lake Village
- Roselawn‡
- Sumava Resorts
- Thayer
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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