Carp, Indiana
Unincorporated Community
Carp is located in Indiana
Carp
Carp
Carp is located in the United States
Carp
Carp
Coordinates: 39°23′6″N 86°45′39″W / 39.38500°N 86.76083°W / 39.38500; -86.76083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOwen
TownshipMontgomery
Government
 • MayorJason Tritle
Elevation
[1]
722 ft (220 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47460
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID432160

Carp is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Montgomery Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] It lies near the intersection of US Highway 231 and County Road 50 East (a.k.a. Rocky Hill Road), which is a community nearly eight miles north of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County.[3] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m), and it is located at 39°23′6″N 86°45′39″W / 39.38500°N 86.76083°W / 39.38500; -86.76083 (39.3850457, -86.7608397). The current mayor of Carp is Jason Tritle, who was elected in a runoff election in 2020 and will serve for 4 years.

History

A post office was established at Carp in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. Jason Tritle is the mayor.[4]

Geography

Smith Cemetery is about three miles directly west of this community, and it is located on County Road 200 West at 39°23′28″N 86°48′19″W / 39.39111°N 86.80528°W / 39.39111; -86.80528 (39.3911563 -86.8052853).[5]

Amazon Lake is about three miles south of this community, which is west of the intersection of US Highway 231 and Indiana Highway 67 at 39°21′16″N 86°44′51″W / 39.35444°N 86.74750°W / 39.35444; -86.74750 (39.3544016 -86.7474351).[6]

School districts

  • Spencer-Owen Community Schools, including a high school.

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Carp, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer 3rd ed. (3 ed.), Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 43, ISBN 0-89933-319-2
  4. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1979. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 1, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
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