Courter, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°50′13″N 86°03′47″W / 40.83694°N 86.06306°W / 40.83694; -86.0630646970
Courter is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Courter was platted in 1869 by R. F. Donaldson.[3] The community was named after the Courter family of settlers.[4]
Courter had a depot on the Lake Erie and Western Railroad. At one time, the town contained a general store, a blacksmith shop, and a public school.[5] A post office was established at Courter in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1896.[6]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Courter, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 681.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
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- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 188.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
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