Cortland, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Cortland, Indiana
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Cortland
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Jackson
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Hamilton
Coordinates:	38.9736°N -85.9628°W
Elevation Ft:	564
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47228
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	2830418

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.^[1] Although Cortland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47228.^[2]

History

The Cortland post office was established in 1850.^[3] Cortland was named after Cortland, New York.^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 51. .
2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=47228 Zip Code Lookup
3. Web site: Jackson County . Jim Forte Postal History . 19 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019071629/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jackson . 19 October 2014 .
4. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 103. ...named it for his birthplace, Cortland, New York..