Cunot, Indiana

Cunot, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Cunot, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°27′23″N 86°51′17″W / 39.45639°N 86.85472°W / 39.45639; -86.85472Coordinates: 39°27′23″N 86°51′17″W / 39.45639°N 86.85472°W / 39.45639; -86.85472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Elevation 794 ft (242 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 46120
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 0449035[1]

Cunot is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. It lies near the intersection of Indiana Highway 42 and Indiana Highway 243, which is a community about twenty 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°27′23″N 86°51′17″W / 39.45639°N 86.85472°W / 39.45639; -86.85472 (39.4564339 -86.8547315).[1] Although this community is located within Owen County on its northern boundary, it has an address of Cloverdale, Indiana in Putnam County, which is about six miles northeast of the community.

History

A post office was established at Cunot in 1894, and remained in operation until 1905.[3] The name may be derived from "Q-knot", alluding to the shape of a local road.[4]

Geography

This community is on the east side of Cagles Mill Lake, which is located at 39°27′52″N 86°52′58″W / 39.46444°N 86.88278°W / 39.46444; -86.88278 (39.4644628 -86.8829156).[5]

Richard Lieber State Park is northwest of this community, the park located at 39°28′45″N 86°52′28″W / 39.47917°N 86.87444°W / 39.47917; -86.87444 (39.4792115 -86.8744544).[6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  3. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  4. ↑ 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. ...the name may be descriptive of a winding road with a Q-shaped turn...
  5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 14 February 1979. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

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