Daggett,_Indiana

Daggett, Indiana

Daggett, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Daggett is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

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History

Daggett was laid out in 1880.[3] The community was named for Charles Daggett, the owner of a saw mill which was the center of the town's industry.[4]

A post office was established at Daggett in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1896.[5]

Geography

Daggett is located on State Road 157 about one mile south of Coal City, at 39°12′56″N 87°02′20″W.

References

  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Daggett, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 731.
  4. [4]
    Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 98.
  5. [5]
    "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.


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