Leisure, Indiana

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Leisure (pronounced lay-zher (LāZHer)) is an unincorporated community in Duck Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Leisure in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Madison&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Madison County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 January 2015}} The community was named after Civil War veteran and pioneer Nathan J. Leisure.{{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/n212 195]|quote=...named for a local family...}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area