Cuzco,_Indiana

Cuzco, Indiana

Cuzco, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Cuzco (pronounced: KUZ-co) is an unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

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History

Cuzco was platted in 1905 by William H. Nicholson.[3] It was named after Cusco, in Peru.[4] A post office was established at Cuzco in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[5]

Civil War historian Gilbert R. Tredway was reared in Cuzco during the 1920s and 1930s.

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuzco, Indiana
  2. [2]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 347.
  4. [4]
    Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...comes from the city in Peru, South America.
  5. [5]
    "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 3, 2016.


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