Carp, Indiana

Carp, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Carp, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°23′6″N 86°45′39″W / 39.38500°N 86.76083°W / 39.38500; -86.76083Coordinates: 39°23′6″N 86°45′39″W / 39.38500°N 86.76083°W / 39.38500; -86.76083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Elevation 722 ft (220 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47460
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 0432160[1]

Carp is an unincorporated community in northeastern part of Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. It lies near the intersection of US Highway 231 and County Road 50 East (aka Rocky Hill Road), which is a community nearly eight miles north of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.[2] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m), and it is located at 39°23′6″N 86°45′39″W / 39.38500°N 86.76083°W / 39.38500; -86.76083 (39.3850457, -86.7608397).[1]

History

A post office was established at Carp in 1885, and remained in operation until 1904.[3]

Geography

Smith Cemetery is about three miles directly west of this community, and it is located on County Road 200 West at 39°23′28″N 86°48′19″W / 39.39111°N 86.80528°W / 39.39111; -86.80528 (39.3911563 -86.8052853).[4]

Amazon Lake is about three miles south of this community, which is west of the intersection of US Highway 231 and Indiana Highway 67 at 39°21′16″N 86°44′51″W / 39.35444°N 86.74750°W / 39.35444; -86.74750 (39.3544016 -86.7474351).[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  3. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

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