Cuba, Owen County, Indiana

Cuba, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Cuba, Indiana
Cuba, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°22′41″N 86°47′53″W / 39.37806°N 86.79806°W / 39.37806; -86.79806Coordinates: 39°22′41″N 86°47′53″W / 39.37806°N 86.79806°W / 39.37806; -86.79806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Elevation 840 ft (256 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47460
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 0433235[1]

Cuba is an unincorporated community in northwestern part of Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. It lies near the intersection of County Road 150 West (aka Keeler Road) and County Road 600 North (aka Hale Hill Road), which is a community about ten 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°22′41″N 86°47′53″W / 39.37806°N 86.79806°W / 39.37806; -86.79806 (39.3781008 -86.7980628).[1]

History

Cuba was founded in 1851.[3] A post office was established at Cuba in 1851, and remained in operation until 1909.[4]

Geography

Kaufman Cemetery is about two miles west of this community, and it is located on Bandy Road west off of County Road 325 West (aka Rattlesnake Road) at 39°21′58″N 86°49′27″W / 39.36611°N 86.82417°W / 39.36611; -86.82417 (39.3661559 -86.8241745).[5]

Cloyd Cemetery is about two miles southwest of this community, and it is located near the intersection of County Road 460 North (aka Clark Road) and County Road 325 West (aka Rattlesnake Road) at 39°21′43″N 86°48′53″W / 39.36194°N 86.81472°W / 39.36194; -86.81472 (39.3619893 -86.8147297).[6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  3. ↑ 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. This village was laid out in 1851...
  4. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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