Official Name: | Courter, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Courter |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Miami |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Jefferson |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.8369°N -86.0631°W |
Elevation Ft: | 745 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46970 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-15436[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 433045 |
Courter is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Courter was platted in 1869 by R. F. Donaldson.[2] The community was named after the Courter family of settlers.[3]
Courter had a depot on the Lake Erie and Western Railroad. At one time, the town contained a general store, a blacksmith shop, and a public school.[4] A post office was established at Courter in 1869, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1896.[5]