Calcutta, Indiana

Calcutta is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, United States.[1]

History

Calcutta was founded in 1870 as a coal town.[2] A post office was established at Calcutta in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1879.[3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calcutta, Indiana
  2. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical ... F.A. Battey & Company. p. 251.
  3. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.



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