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Byron, Parke County, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

39°54′13″N 87°06′20″W / 39.90361°N 87.10556°W / 39.90361; -87.10556CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyParkeTownship HowardElevation

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761 ft (232 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47859

Area code765GNIS feature ID431926

Byron is an unincorporated community in Howard Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

A post office was established at Byron in 1884, and remained in operation until 1905.^[3] The community probably bears the name of Lord Byron.^[4]

Byron is located at 39°54′13″N 87°06′20″W / 39.90361°N 87.10556°W / 39.90361; -87.10556 at an elevation of 761 feet.

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
^ "Byron, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
^ "Parke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...supposedly named for Lord Byron...