Official Name: | Cale, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Martin County |
Pushpin Label: | Cale |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Martin County |
Mapsize: | 120px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Martin |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Mitcheltree |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 38.7958°N -86.7514°W |
Elevation Ft: | 518 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47581 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 449812 |
Cale is an unincorporated community in Mitcheltree Township, Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The community was originally named New Cale, and was located approximately one mile north of its present-day location. When John Walsh built a railroad through the area in the 1870s, some people moved from the original settlement to the new location to be closer to the railway. The two settlements became known as New Cale and Old Cale. By the mid-1880s the population had increased considerably and the new location became known simply as Cale by 1889.
A post office called Cale was established in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908.[1] The name Cale likely takes its name from a former school, Kale School, which in turn was named for a local resident.[2]