Patton, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°42′29″N 86°44′26″W / 40.70806°N 86.74056°W / 40.70806; -86.74056[1]
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Patton is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Carroll County, Indiana.
History
A post office was established at Patton in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.[3] The community was named for its founder, H. Patton.[4]
Patton was located on the Monon Railroad.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Patton, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...by H. Patton, for whom the village was named.
- ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 85.
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