Letts, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Letts
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Decatur
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Sand Creek
Coordinates:	39.2339°N -85.5686°W
Elevation Ft:	889
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47240
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-42984^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	2830351

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

History

Letts Corner was originally the name given to the railroad station of nearby Letts. Lett was the name of a family in the area. The town first had a post office in 1871 and was laid out in 1882.^[2]

The Letts post office was discontinued in 1954.^[3] Allen W. Lett was an early postmaster.^[4]

References

Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
Book: History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions . B.F. Bowen . Harding, Lewis Albert . 1915 . 147.
Web site: Decatur County . Jim Forte Postal History . 31 August 2014.
Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 196. ...with Allen W. Lett as postmaster....