Winthrop, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Winthrop, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Warren County#Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Winthrop
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Warren
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1884
Founder:Jacob M. Rhode
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.37°N -87.2339°W
Elevation Ft:682
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47993
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:446200

Winthrop is a small unincorporated community in Warren Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Winthrop was platted on March 3, 1884 by farmer Jacob Morgan Rhode (d. February 8, 1919);[1] the name probably comes from a personal name.[2] A north/south line of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad known as the "Coal Road" served the town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Operated after 1922 as the Chicago, Attica and Southern Railroad, it deteriorated in the 1930s and was scrapped around 1945.[3] Few traces of the route remain.

Geography

Winthrop is located about east of Indiana State Road 55 and about north of the county seat of Williamsport, at an elevation of approximately 680 feet. The West Fork of Kickapoo Creek flows to the west and south of town.

References

  1. Book: A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition) . Warren County Historical Society . 2002.
  2. Book: Baker. Ronald L.. Carmony. Marvin. Indiana University Press. 1975. Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana Place Names. 182.
  3. Book: Sulzer , Elmer G. . Ghost Railroads of Indiana . Indiana University Press . 1998 . 0-253-33483-7 . The Old Coal Road.