Correct, Indiana

Correct is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Correct, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Correct
Correct
Coordinates: 39°00′31″N 85°17′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRipley
TownshipJohnson
Elevation971 ft (296 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47042
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID432992

History

A post office called Correct was established in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3] According to tradition, the name of the village was supposed to be Comet, but postal authorities mistakingly entered the name as Correct, and that name stuck.[4]

Geography

Correct is located on U.S. Route 421, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southwest of Versailles.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. "Correct, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  3. "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.


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