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Horace, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°15′45″N 85°33′51″W / 39.26250°N 85.56417°W / 39.26250; -85.56417
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Horace
Horace is located in Indiana
Horace
Horace
Horace is located in the United States
Horace
Horace
Coordinates: 39°15′45″N 85°33′51″W / 39.26250°N 85.56417°W / 39.26250; -85.56417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipClay
Elevation873 ft (266 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-34780[2]
GNIS feature ID436474[1]

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

History

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horace, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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 August 31, 2014.