Headlee, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Headlee is located in Indiana
Headlee
Headlee
Headlee is located in the United States
Headlee
Headlee
Coordinates: 40°53′52″N 86°39′31″W / 40.89778°N 86.65861°W / 40.89778; -86.65861
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
TownshipCass
Elevation
[1]
696 ft (212 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47960
FIPS code18-32746[2]
GNIS feature ID435944

Headlee is an unincorporated rural hamlet located in White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] It is also part of the Cass Township of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Headlee in 1877, and remained in operation until 1907.[4] The Headlee family were among the first settlers in the area.[5] The hamlet is entirely residential now.

Geography

Headlee is located on Indiana State Road 119, and is a short distance away from Lake Shafer in Buffalo and Monticello.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Headlee, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "White County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 274.

40°53′53″N 86°39′32″W / 40.898°N 86.659°W / 40.898; -86.659


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