Leisure, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°21′51″N 85°50′35″W / 40.36417°N 85.84306°W / 40.36417; -85.84306CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyMadisonTownshipDuck CreekElevation873 ft (266 m)ZIP code
46036
FIPS code18-42786[2]GNIS feature ID437764[1]

Leisure (pronounced lay-zher (LāZHer)) is an unincorporated community in Duck Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Leisure in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] The community was named after Civil War veteran and pioneer Nathan J. Leisure.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leisure, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for a local family...
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