Daggett, Indiana

Daggett is an unincorporated community in Owen County, Indiana, United States^[1] on State Road 157, about one mile south of Coal City.

History

Daggett was laid out in 1880.^[2] The community was named for Charles Daggett, the owner of a saw mill which was the center of the town's industry.^[3] A post office was established at Daggett in 1880, and remained in operation until 1896.^[4]

References

↑ "Daggett, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 731.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 98.
↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Spencer

Towns	Gosport Spencer

Townships	Clay Franklin Harrison Jackson Jefferson Jennings Lafayette Marion Montgomery Morgan Taylor Washington Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Adel Alaska Arney Atkinsonville Braysville Carp Cataract Coal City Cuba Cunot Daggett Denmark Devore Farmers Freedom Freeman Hickory Corner Hubbell Jordan Lewisville‡ Marion Mills New Hope Patricksburg Pottersville Quincy Romona Silex Smithville Southport Vandalia Vilas Wallace Junction Whitehall

Coordinates: 39°12′56″N 87°02′20″W / 39.21556°N 87.03889°W / 39.21556; -87.03889

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