Tarkeo Corner, Indiana

Tarkeo Corner is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana, in the United States.^[1]

History

The post office Tarkeo Corner once contained was named Tarkeo.^[2] It opened in 1871, and was discontinued in 1881.^[3]

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tarkeo Corner, Indiana
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office called Tarkeo was established...
↑ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Greensburg

City	Greensburg

Towns	Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport

Townships	Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington

CDPs	Clarksburg Lake Santee‡

Other unincorporated communities	Adams Alert Burney Craig Downeyville Ewington Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harper Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Letts Corner McCoy Mechanicsburg Milford New Pennington Pinhook Rossburg Saint Maurice Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia Slabtown Smyrna Tarkeo Corner Waynesburg Williamstown‡

Ghost town	Springhill

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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