Cunot, Indiana

Cunot, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Cunot
Cunot
Coordinates: 39°27′23″N 86°51′17″W / 39.45639°N 86.85472°W / 39.45639; -86.85472Coordinates: 39°27′23″N 86°51′17″W / 39.45639°N 86.85472°W / 39.45639; -86.85472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Jackson
Elevation[1] 794 ft (242 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 46120
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 449305
A scene in Cunot

Cunot is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of Indiana Highway 42 and Indiana Highway 243, which is a community about twenty miles north of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.[3] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m), and it is located at 39°27′23″N 86°51′17″W / 39.45639°N 86.85472°W / 39.45639; -86.85472 (39.4564339 -86.8547315). Although this community is located within Owen County on its northern boundary, it has an address of Cloverdale, Indiana in Putnam County, which is about six miles northeast of the community.

History

A post office was established at Cunot in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[4] The community's name may be derived from "Q-knot", alluding to the shape of a local road.[5]

Geography

This community is on the east side of Cagles Mill Lake, which is located at 39°27′52″N 86°52′58″W / 39.46444°N 86.88278°W / 39.46444; -86.88278 (39.4644628 -86.8829156).[6]

Richard Lieber State Park is northwest of this community, the park located at 39°28′45″N 86°52′28″W / 39.47917°N 86.87444°W / 39.47917; -86.87444 (39.4792115 -86.8744544).[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Cunot, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  3. ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  4. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the name may be descriptive of a winding road with a Q-shaped turn...
  6. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 25 August 2015.


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