Official Name: | Cataract, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Cataract |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Owen |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Jennings |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 235 |
Elevation Ft: | 771 |
Coordinates: | 39.4275°N -86.8164°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47460 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 432235 |
Cataract is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Cataract was platted in 1851.[2] It takes its name from the large waterfalls, or cataract, nearby.[3] A post office was established at Cataract in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1936.[4]
Cataract is located 6miles south of Cloverdale, at 39.4275°N -86.8164°W.