Lapland, Indiana

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|area_code = 765

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Lapland is an unincorporated community in Scott Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Lapland was platted by William Davis in 1887.History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with personal sketches of representative citizens. pg 504 The community was probably named after Lapland, in Scandinavia.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/192 192]|quote=...apparently named for the northern European region...}} A post office was established at Lapland in 1885, which remained in operation until its discontinuation in 1899.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Montgomery | title=Montgomery County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=7 September 2015}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana