Lamb, Indiana

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Lamb is an unincorporated community in Craig Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

An early variant name of the community was called Erin.{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:437571,32330977,Erin|title=USGS detail on Lamb - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-08-25}} Erin had its start in 1815.{{cite book|last=Cottman|first=George Streibe|title=Indiana Magazine of History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gdkyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA153|year=1916|page=153}} A post office called Lamb was established in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Switzerland | title=Switzerland County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 December 2015}}

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Lamb as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.{{Cite web|title=2022 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Switzerland County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana