Cunot, Indiana

Unincorporated Community in Indiana, United States

39°27′23″N 86°51′17″W / 39.45639°N 86.85472°W / 39.45639; -86.85472CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyOwenTownship JacksonElevation

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794 ft (242 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

46120

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID449305

Cunot is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2] It lies near the intersection of Indiana Highway 42 and Indiana Highway 243, which is a community about twenty miles north of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.^[3] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m), and it is located at 39°27′23″N 86°51′17″W / 39.45639°N 86.85472°W / 39.45639; -86.85472 (39.4564339 -86.8547315). Although this community is located within Owen County on its northern boundary, it has an address of Cloverdale, Indiana, in Putnam County, which is about six miles northeast of the community.

History

A post office was established at Cunot in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[4] The community's name may be derived from "Q-knot", alluding to the shape of a local road.^[5]

Geography

This community is on the east side of Cagles Mill Lake, which is located at 39°27′52″N 86°52′58″W / 39.46444°N 86.88278°W / 39.46444; -86.88278 (39.4644628 -86.8829156).^[6]

Richard Lieber State Park is northwest of this community, the park located at 39°28′45″N 86°52′28″W / 39.47917°N 86.87444°W / 39.47917; -86.87444 (39.4792115 -86.8744544).^[7]

School districts

Cloverdale Community Schools.

Political districts

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^ "Cunot, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
^ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the name may be descriptive of a winding road with a Q-shaped turn...
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 1, 1982. Retrieved August 25, 2015.