Lake Cicott, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Lake Cicott
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Cass County
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cass County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cass
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jefferson
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:26
Coordinates:40.7653°N -86.5311°W
Elevation Ft:699
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46947
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2830327

Lake Cicott is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana. The community is named after the lake in which it sits beside.

History

Lake Cicott was laid out in 1868.[1] The namesake of Lake Cicott is George Cicott, a pioneer.[2] The first post office in Lake Cicott was established in 1873.[3]

Geography

The town of Lake Cicott is located at the eastern end of Lake Cicott. Lake Cicott is the only lake in Cass County and is the southern most glacial lake in Indiana.[4] The lake is approximately a half mile long and a quarter mile wide and is no more than 50feet in depth. There are no streams feeding into it.[5]

References

  1. Book: History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time . Lewis Publishing Company . Powell, Jehu Z. . 1913 . 631.
  2. 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. 190. ...which was named for George Cicott, a fur trader whose reserve was located here..
  3. Web site: Cass County . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 August 2014.
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  5. Book: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 1909. Biological Society of Washington.