Wrights Corner, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°08′08″N 84°57′26″W / 39.13556°N 84.95722°W / 39.13556; -84.95722CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDearbornTownshipManchesterElevation902 ft (275 m)ZIP code
47022
FIPS code18-85670[2]GNIS feature ID449749[1]

Wrights Corner is an unincorporated community in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana, United States.

History

A post office was established at Wrights Corner in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] Wrights Corner was named for Washington Wright, who kept a store and served as the postmaster.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wrights Corner, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  4. ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 555.
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