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Cortland, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°58′25″N 85°57′46″W / 38.97361°N 85.96278°W / 38.97361; -85.96278
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Cortland, Indiana
Cortland is located in Indiana
Cortland
Cortland
Cortland is located in the United States
Cortland
Cortland
Coordinates: 38°58′25″N 85°57′46″W / 38.97361°N 85.96278°W / 38.97361; -85.96278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
TownshipHamilton
Elevation564 ft (172 m)
ZIP code
47228
GNIS feature ID2830418[1]

Cortland is an unincorporated community in eastern Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 258, northwest of the city of Seymour.[2] Although Cortland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47228.[3]

History

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The Cortland post office was established in 1850.[4] Cortland was named after Cortland, New York.[5]

Cortland used to be the home of the Jackson County Rodeo.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cortland, Indiana
  2. ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 51. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named it for his birthplace, Cortland, New York.