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Calcutta, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°36′15″N 87°04′10″W / 39.60417°N 87.06944°W / 39.60417; -87.06944
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Calcutta is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, United States.[1]

History

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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]

References

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  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 August 30, 2014.

39°36′15″N 87°04′10″W / 39.60417°N 87.06944°W / 39.60417; -87.06944