Thayer, Indiana

Thayer is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

Thayer, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Thayer, 1908
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Coordinates: 41°10′26″N 87°19′46″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
Township	Lincoln
Elevation [1]	643 ft (196 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	46381
Area code	219
FIPS code	18-75518[2]
GNIS feature ID	2830476[1]

History

Thayer was laid out as a town in 1882.^[3] The community was named for a first settler.^[4] A post office has been in operation at Thayer since 1881.^[5]

Thayer, along with Shelby, Sumava Resorts and other small Kankakee River communities, has historically had to contend with periodic flooding from the river.^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thayer, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Ade, John (1911). Newton County: A Collection of Historical Facts and Personal Recollections Concerning Newton County, Indiana, from 1853 to 1911. Bobbs-Merrill. pp. 194.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Thayer was the name of an early resident.
5. "Newton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
6. White sad at closing of Shelby plant where success story / nwi.com