Horace, Indiana

Horace
Unincorporated community
Horace
Coordinates: 39°15′45″N 85°33′51″W / 39.26250°N 85.56417°W / 39.26250; -85.56417Coordinates: 39°15′45″N 85°33′51″W / 39.26250°N 85.56417°W / 39.26250; -85.56417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Clay
Elevation	876 ft (267 m)
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-34780[1]
GNIS feature ID	436474[2]

Horace is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Horace was originally called Wyncoop, and under the latter name was platted in 1881 by James Wyncoop.^[3]

A post office was established at Horace in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929.^[4]

Geography

Horace is located at 39°15′45″N 85°33′51″W / 39.26250°N 85.56417°W / 39.26250; -85.56417.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Horace, 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. p. 119. 
4. ↑ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 August 2014. 

Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States County seat: Greensburg City Greensburg Towns Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport Townships Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington CDPs Clarksburg Lake Santee‡ Other unincorporated communities Adams Alert Burney Craig Downeyville Ewington Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harper Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Letts Corner McCoy Mechanicsburg Middle Branch Milford New Pennington Pinhook Rossburg Saint Maurice Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia Slabtown Smyrna Tarkeo Corner Waynesburg Williamstown Ghost town Springhill Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties